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The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “In Memoriam, W.J.B.,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken Poor William Jennings Bryan. History has not been kind to him. He backed the wrong philosophical horse too many times. He … Continue reading
The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “Forgotten Men,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken In this 1928 essay, Mencken’s thesis is that history is written by second-rate men, and even the first-rate men are reduced … Continue reading
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The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “The Anglo-Saxon,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken Way to make friends, Henry! This lengthy essay on “The Anglo-Saxon” was first published in the Baltimore Evening Sun in 1923, … Continue reading
The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “Its Origins,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken Part of Mencken’s “Notes on Democracy” (1926), this essay looks at the origins of democracy seen through Mencken’s jaundiced cynical eyes. … Continue reading
The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “The Politician,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken It is certainly no surprise that Mencken, with those libertarian leanings, hated professional politicians. He watched the compromises and saw idiocy, … Continue reading
The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “On Suicide,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken A mortician friend of Mencken’s tells him that the number of suicides are up. To the mortician, this is good news. … Continue reading
The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “The Cosmic Secretariat,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken Mencken cannot believe in an omniscient and loving God. He looks around at the rampant chaos and cruelty and scorns the … Continue reading
The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “Women as Christians,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken Here Mencken takes on two of his favorite topics: women and religion, specifically the Christian religion. His views on religion veer … Continue reading
The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “The Feminine Mind,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken Mencken spent the entirety of his life in Baltimore. He lived in the same house. He worked certain jobs for decades. … Continue reading
The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “Types of Men,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken Now that I got some initial thoughts about Mencken out of the way, let’s get down to brass tacks. His writing! … Continue reading