Editing Paul Jordan-Smith (section)

==Literary career==
[[File:Exlibris Paul Jordan-Smith in Hickey, Memoirs.jpg|thumb|Exlibris of American Unitarian Minister, writer and collector Paul Jordan-Smith (1885-1971), in Hickey, Memoirs, publ. 1913-1925.]]
Jordan-Smith was a great admirer of the 17th-century British author and scholar [[Robert Burton (scholar)|Robert Burton]]. He co-edited the first all-English translation (having himself translated all of the Latin quotes) of Burton's magnum opus, ''[[The Anatomy of Melancholy]]'', following it up with  ''Bibliographica Burtoniana'', which included both a study of Burton and a scholarly key to the sources Burton used in ''The Anatomy of Melancholy''. He collected books relating to Burton, and after Sarah died, he gave the core of his collection to the [[Claremont Colleges]] Library in her memory. The Robert Burton Collection, as it is called, includes copies of the first six editions of Burton's ''Anatomy of Melancholy'', a copy of the 1927 edition edited by Smith and [[Floyd Dell]], and editions of various Renaissance Latin authors and others cited by Burton.<ref>[http://libraries.claremont.edu/sc/collections/burton.html Robert Burton Collection at the Claremont Colleges Library]</ref>

Jordan-Smith also wrote one of the first books on [[James Joyce]], ''A Key to the Ulysses of James Joyce''. He dedicated this book to Powys, who had persuaded him in 1922 to buy a then-rare and expensive first edition of ''Ulysses'' during one of Powys's stays at Erewhon, which they then read together.<ref>''In the Spirit of Powys: New Essays by Denis Lane.'' Associated University Presses, 1990, p. 40.</ref>

Inspired by Sarah's ideas, Jordan-Smith collaborated with her on a feminist manifesto entitled ''The Soul of Woman: An Interpretation of the Philosophy of Feminism.'' It was published under his name in 1916.<ref>“His Place is Doubly Taken.” ''Los Angeles Times'', March 31, 1916, p. II-8.</ref>

He also served for a time in the 1940s and 1950s as the literary critic for the ''Los Angeles Times''.<ref name="socal" /> and as such was seen on the cinema screen in 1949 introducing the trailer for the new [[MGM]] motion picture ''[[The Secret Garden (1949 film)|The Secret Garden]]'', under the headline "Great Books Make Great Pictures."

His autobiography, ''The Road I Came'', was published in 1960. His papers are housed in the UCLA Library Special Collections.