The Diary Of H. L. Mencken

Mencken, H. L.; Edited By Charles A. Fecher

ISBN 10: 039456877X ISBN 13: 9780394568775

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1989

Language: English

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Title

The Diary Of H. L. Mencken

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Publication Date

1989

Language

English

ISBN 10

039456877X

ISBN 13

9780394568775

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Selections from Mencken's journals document his outspoken opinions of politicians and fellow writers and reveal his complex personality

About the Author

Henry L. Mencken was born in Baltimore in 1880 and died there in 1956. He began his long career as a journalist, critic, and philologist on the Baltimore Morning Herald in 1899. In 1906 he joined the staff of the Baltimore Sun, thus beginning an association which lasted until a few years before his death. He was co-editor of the Smart Set with George Jean Nathan from 1908 to 1923, and with Nathan he founded The American Mercury, of which he was sole editor from 1925 to 1933. He was the author of many books, most notably The American Language, Prejudices, Happy Days, Newspaper Days, Heathen Days, and Minority Report.

Charles A. Fecher was born in Baltimore in 1917 and lives there still. He is the author of The Philosophy of Jacques Maritain and Mencken: A Study of His Thought. He has written articles and reviews for

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