Prejudices A Selection
Prejudices A Selection by H. L. Mencken is a collection of thirty-five essays that showcase Mencken’s distinctive style, characterized by biting sarcasm and sharp commentary on politics and society. Published by JHU Press on October 2, 2006, this edition spans 288 pages and is presented in English. The essays included in this selection were originally published between 1919 and 1927, reflecting Mencken’s critical perspective on various aspects of American life during the early 20th century.
Readers will find that these essays delve into themes of history and literary criticism, offering insights into Mencken’s views on the United States and its cultural landscape. This edition is part of The Buncombe Collection, which features newly packaged versions of nine of Mencken’s notable works. Through his incisive writing, Mencken addresses the complexities of American society, making this collection a significant contribution to literary collections and essays.
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With a style that combined biting sarcasm with the “language of the free lunch counter,” Henry Louis Mencken shook politics and politicians for nearly half a century. Now, fifty years after Mencken’s death, the Johns Hopkins University Press announces The Buncombe Collection, newly packaged editions of nine Mencken classics: Happy Days, Heathen Days, Newspaper Days, Prejudices, Treatise on the Gods, On Politics, Thirty-Five Years of Newspaper Work, Minority Report, and A Second Mencken Chrestomathy.
With a style that combined biting sarcasm with the “language of the free lunch counter,” Henry Louis Mencken shook politics and politicians for nearly half a century. Now, fifty years after Mencken’s death, the Johns Hopkins University Press announces The Buncombe Collection, newly packaged editions of nine Mencken classics: Happy Days, Heathen Days, Newspaper Days, Prejudices, Treatise on the Gods, On Politics, Thirty-Five Years of Newspaper Work, Minority Report, and A Second Mencken Chrestomathy.
These thirty-five essays—each a stick of dynamite with a burning fuse—have been selected from six volumes originally published between 1919 and 1927.
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