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High Society

Name: High Society
Author: George S. (George Shepard) Chappell

by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell, Frank Crowninshield, Dorothy Parker

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High Society Advice as to Social Campaigning, and Hints on the Management of Dowagers, Dinners, Debutantes, Dances, and the Thousand and One Diversions of Persons of Quality

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by ellinora, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2018-03-14

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Public domain in the USA.

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American wit and humor English wit and humor, Pictorial Caricatures and cartoons -- England

About the authors

George S. (George Shepard) Chappell

1877–1946

A Yale-educated architect who also had a sharp comic streak, he became best known for witty travel parodies published under the name Walter E. Traprock. His work moves easily between serious design, magazine journalism, and playful social satire.

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Frank Crowninshield

1872–1947

A stylish force in American magazine culture, he helped turn Vanity Fair into one of the liveliest literary and arts journals of its era. His eye for talent and taste made him a central figure in early 20th-century New York cultural life.

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Dorothy Parker

1893–1967

Best known for razor-sharp wit and emotionally precise writing, this American poet, critic, and short-story writer turned heartbreak, humor, and city life into unforgettable lines. She was also part of New York's legendary Algonquin Round Table and later worked in screenwriting as well as poetry and fiction.

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