When H.L. Mencken died in 1956, he left behind well-ordered diaries, letters and personal papers that are collected here in this text. The work quotes from Mencken's writings on every subject, from Americans ("the most timorous, snivelling, poltroonish, ignominious mob of serfs and goosesteppers ever gathered under one flag") to the English ("England gave us Puritanism, Germany gave us Pilsner"), from his thoughts on Jews (both "the most unpleasant race ever heard of" and "the chief dreamers of the human race, and beyond ...
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When H.L. Mencken died in 1956, he left behind well-ordered diaries, letters and personal papers that are collected here in this text. The work quotes from Mencken's writings on every subject, from Americans ("the most timorous, snivelling, poltroonish, ignominious mob of serfs and goosesteppers ever gathered under one flag") to the English ("England gave us Puritanism, Germany gave us Pilsner"), from his thoughts on Jews (both "the most unpleasant race ever heard of" and "the chief dreamers of the human race, and beyond all comparison its greatest poets") to Puritanism ("that haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy"). Along with Mencken's literary slashings at the "boobsoisie" - with his trademark political "incorrectitude" - Hobson's access to many pages of personal manuscripts allows a broad look at the demons and affections of the personal life of the Sage of Baltimore.
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NF. Trade softcover in whites wrap with b/w photo of Mencken to front, 8vo. xx+650pp. Index, endnotes, b/w plates. Light overall curl to front wrap with additional light wear/curl to tips of corners. Light reader's creases to very slighlty rolled spine all with no effect on tight binding. Wraps and pages bright and unmarked. Neither ex-lib nor remainder.
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Very Good/Near Fine. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾Tall; Type: Book This book is a biography of a very prolific writer, H. C. Mencken. The pages are clean and tight with no markings in the book.
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