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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: Thirty-five years of newspaper work: a memoir

    First published in 1994 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Treatise on right and wrong

    First published in 1934 3 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1960 3 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 2007 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1922 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1925 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The bathtub hoax, and other blasts & bravos from the Chicago tribune.

    First published in 1958 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bathtubhoaxother0000menc
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    First published in 1946 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The days of H.L. Mencken: Happy days, Newspaper days, Heathen days.

    First published in 1947 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition daysofhlmencken00hlme
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  • Cover of: The Dreiser bugaboo

    First published in 1917 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1914 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition europeafter81500mencuoft
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  • Cover of: gist of Mencken: quotations from America's critic

    First published in 1990 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: James Branch Cabell.

    First published in 1927 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Letters of H.L. Mencken

    First published in 1961 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Making a president: a footnote to the saga of democracy

    First published in 1932 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Mencken on Mencken: a new collection of autobiographical writings

    First published in 2010 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: My life as author and editor

    First published in 1993 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Prejudices: first-sixth series.

    First published in 1919 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Prejudices: second series

    First published in 1922 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition prejudicessecond0000menc
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  • Cover of: Prejudices, sixth series

    First published in 1927 2 editions in 1 language
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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