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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: Americana

    First published in 1925 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Prejudices: sixth series

    First published in 1927 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: H. L. Mencken. The American Scene. A Reader

    First published in 1965 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness

    First published in 1919 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Minority report: H. L. Mencken's notebooks

    First published in 1967 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Ship ahoy: nautical tales and verse

    First published in 1954 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Prejudices: fourth series

    First published in 1924 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A book of burlesque

    First published in 1916 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Notes on democracy

    First published in 1926 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Newspaper days, 1899-1906

    First published in 1941 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The American scene: a reader

    First published in 1965 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Heathen days, 1890-1936

    First published in 1943 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Letters

    First published in 1961 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The days trilogy

    First published in 2014 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: In defense of women

    First published in 1922 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A personal word

    First published in 1922 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 1962 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Prejudices: second series

    First published in 1921 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The American language, Supplement one

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

    First published in 1962 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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