Prejudices – A Selection (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf) - Softcover

Mencken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801853419 ISBN 13: 9780801853418

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996

Synopsis

Here is Mencken at his hyperbolic best-from his thundering blows against politics, through his piercing deflations of pious reputations, to his tireless fusillades against the American plutocracy. He tallies the dubious merits of farmers, professors, economists, congressmen, and preachers. He calculates the displeasures of living in California-and the advantages of living in America: 'Here the general average of intelligence, of knowledge, of competence, of integrity, of self-respect, of honor is so low that any man who knows his trade, does not fear ghosts, has read fifty good books, and practices the common decencies stands out as brilliantly as a wart on a bald head.'

About this title

About the Author

Born in Baltimore in 1880, H. L. Mencken remained a lifelong resident and became one of the city's most famous sons. Ever home to controversy, his column for the 'Baltimore Sun' earned him a national reputation. He died in his rowhouse on Union Square in 1956.

Edition details

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801853419
• ISBN 13: 9780801853418
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292