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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: H.L. Mencken on The nation ...

    First published in 1925 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: To the friends of the American mercury: a statement

    First published in 1926 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Americana 1926

    First published in 1926 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A book of burlesques

    First published in 1920 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: On politics: a carnival of buncombe

    First published in 1960 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: H. L. Mencken's Smart set criticism

    First published in 1968 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Christmas story

    First published in 1969 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Prejudices: third series

    First published in 1922 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Three years, 1924-1927: the story of a new idea and its successful adaptation

    First published in 1927 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Birth control trial: report on trial of Miss Dorothea Palmer, birth control worker for the Parents' Information Bureau, Kitchener, Ontario, arrested at Eastview, Ontario, September 14, 1936, and acquitted March 17, 1937, after a trial of 19 days, extending over a period of six months

    First published in 1937 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Project for a licensing act for Baltimore City

    First published in 1933 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: James Branch Cabell: three essays

    First published in 1967 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Erez Israel

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  • Cover of: [The American mercury: publisher's prospectus and three editorials by H.L. Mencken].

    First published in 1923 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Bull fight album =: Corrida de toros.

    First published in 1900 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 2009 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Happy Days

    First published in 1975 1 edition
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  • Cover of: H.L. Mencken's Dictionary of Quotations: On Historical Principles from Ancient and Modern Sources

    First published in 1982 1 edition
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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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  • 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