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Bright young people : the lost generation of London's jazz age
Title:
Bright young people : the lost generation of London's jazz age
Author:
Taylor, D. J. (David John), 1960-
Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.

©2007
Physical Description:
xvi, 361 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
"Originally published in 2007 by Chatto & Windus, a division of the Random House Group Limited, Great Britain"--T.p. verso.
Language:
English
Contents:
Prologue: Dionysius in Mayfair -- 1. Figures in a landscape: the Burra line -- 2. The Society racket -- 3. Young men on the make: London 1924-28: Mr. Pryce-Jones's connections -- 4. Parents and children -- 5. The Revolt into style: Elizabeth in parties -- 6. Partygoing: 1929: On the margin: Inez -- 7. Success and failure: Two Portraits: the meaning of gossip -- 8. Decline and fall: 1930-31: the books Brian never wrote -- 9. Celebrity Culture -- 10. Gay young people: the Byronic manner -- 11. After the dance: 1931-39 -- 12. Projections: Miss Mitford's tone -- 13. Gone to Report: 1940 and After -- Appendix: "Darling Eddie...Love B".
Electronic Access:
Table of contents only
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0823/2008031366.html
ISBN:
9780374116835
Format :
Book