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Treatise on the Gods (1930) is H. L. Mencken's survey of the history and philosophy of religion, and was intended as an unofficial companion volume to his Treatise on Right and Wrong (1934). [1] The first and second printings were sold out before publication, and eight more printings followed. [ 2 ]
Recorded interview of H. L. Mencken in 1948 "Writings of H.L. Mencken" from C-SPAN's American Writers: A Journey Through History; H. L. Mencken's collected journalism at the Archive of American Journalism; Mencken, H. L. (June 1937). "A Constitution for the New Deal". The American Mercury. pp. 129– 136. Guide to the H. L. Mencken Collection ...
The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche is a book by H. L. Mencken, the first edition appearing in 1908. The book covers both better- and lesser-known areas of Friedrich Nietzsche's life and philosophy. It is notable both for its suggestion of Mencken's still-developing literary talents at the age of 27 and for its impressive detail as the first ...
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According to Mencken, Sherman's review was "a masterly exposure of what is going on in the Puritan mind, and particularly of its maniacal fear of the German." "The curse of criticism in America is the infernal babbling of third-rate college professor... [the Book of Prefaces] shook the professors as they had never been shaken before."
Mencken was first introduced to the works of George Bernard Shaw by his friend Will Page, and by 1904, he had begun work on George Bernard Shaw: His Plays.He had initially intended to publish the book through Brentano, which had published Shaw's work in the United States, but chose to go through John W. Luce after Brentano declined.
May 21—Nose for News by Sarah Stultz I never met Milton "Mickey" Nelson, but his simple actions touched my heart when we wrote about him during the COVID-19 pandemic. I was reminded of this ...
The short story “Pastorale” is a short story written by James M. Cain and published in March, 1928 by editor H. L. Mencken in The American Mercury.Written in the Ring Lardner style, the tale is told in a first-person narrative, delivered in the dialect of a resident of rural America. [1]