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H. L. Mencken

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American journalist and writer (1880–1956)

Born 1880
Died 1956

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  • Cover of: Ventures into verse: being various ballads, ballades, rondeaux, triolets, songs, quatrains, odes and roundels, all rescued from the potters' field of old files and here given decent burial

    First published in 1903 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The American language: an inquiry into the development of English in the United States

    First published in 1967 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mencken on Mencken: a new collection of autobiographical writings

    First published in 2010 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2007 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The American language; an inquiry into the development of English in the United States

    First published in 1969 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The passing of a profit and other forgotten stories

    First published in 2011 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Prejudices

    First published in 2010 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A Mencken chrestomathy

    First published in 1962 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The American language. Supplement 1-

    First published in 1945 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Photo of H. L. Mencken

American journalist and writer (1880–1956)

Born 1880
Died 1956
Subjects
American Authors, Authors, American, Biography, Mencken, h. l. (henry louis), 1880-1956, American literature, Correspondence, English language, Names, History, History and criticism, Women, Americanisms, Personal Names, Social conditions, Journalists, Politics and government, American essays, Authors, american, Sexism, Criticism and interpretation, Editors, Presentation inscription from H. L. Mencken, Presentation inscription to B. F. Swan, Social and moral questions, American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Places
United States, Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore (Md.), Alabama, Bullfights, Canada, Europe, Jefferson, Mississippi, Owl Creek Bridge, Palestine, UnitedStates, Yoknapatawpha County, palestine, États-Unis
People
H. L. Mencken (1880-1956), Bradford F. Swan, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), George Jean Nathan (1882-1958), James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945), Burton K. Wheeler (1882-1975), Caddy, Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), Colonel Sartoris, Dilsey, E. B. White (1899-), Emily Grierson, Gamaliel Bradford (1863-1932), George Sterling (1869-1926), Gretchen Hood, H L Mencken, H. L Mencken, H. L Mencken (1880-1956), H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 Mencken, Homer Barron, Jailer, James Huneker (1857-1921), Jason
Time
20th century, 1918-1945, 1919-1933, 1936, 1861-65, 1865-1918, 1865-1933, 1901-1953, 1906, 1948, 19th century, Antebellum era

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Alternative names

  • H.L. Mencken
  • L. H. Mencken
  • H. L Mencken
  • H. L. MENCKEN
  • H L. Mencken
  • H.L Mencken
  • H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
  • Henry Louis Mencken
  • Henry L. Mencken
  • Louis Henry Mencken
  • Henry Louis MENCKEN
  • Henry L Mencken

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
May 2, 2014 Edited by KirstinM Added new photo
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import