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Author Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.

Title The impossible H.L. Mencken : a selection of his best newspaper stories / edited by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers ; with a foreword by Gore Vidal.

Imprint New York : Doubleday, c1991.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  814.52 M522i    ---  Available
 Axe Special Collections Whitehead  814.52 M522i    ---  Lib Use Only
Edition 1st ed.
Description lx, 707 pages : portraits ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 686-690) and index.
Summary This carefully edited anthology captures Mencken at his best by concentrating on his newspaper work. Showcased is the curmudgeonly Mencken, in love with the American (as opposed to the English) language and with a pen as poisonous as an adder. With his cynicism and sharp tongue, Mencken has a remarkably modern sensibility and the power to deflate the pompous with one artfully turned phrase. A large section of the book is devoted to his stories about political conventions, which he covered with gusto from 1904 until 1948. Rodgers also presents lesser-known sides to the writer, such as his love of food and his literary criticism. ISBN 0-385-26207-8; $27.50.
Added Author Rodgers, Marion Elizabeth.
ISBN 0385262078 : $27.50
0385262086 (pbk.)

 
    
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