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  1. [+]
    Across the Border (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Mexico and Its Heritage, by Ernest Henry Gruening
    1. Mexico and Its Heritage by Ernest Henry Gruening
    The American Mercury, December 1928, p. 508
  2. [+]
    Admonitions from the Motherland (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Raven on the Skyscraper, by Veronica King and Paul Henry King
    1. The Raven on the Skyscraper by Veronica King and Paul Henry King
    The Nation, February 10, 1926, pp. 152-153
  3. The Library
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    Adolescence (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Coming of Age in Samoa, by Margaret Mead
    1. Coming of Age in Samoa by Margaret Mead
    The American Mercury, November 1928, p. 379
  4. [+]
    The Aframerican: New Style (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The New Negro, by Alain Locke
    1. The New Negro by Alain Locke
    The American Mercury, February 1926, pp. 254-255
  5. The Library
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    The Agonies of Dixie (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Liberalism in the South, by Virginius Dabney
    1. Liberalism in the South by Virginius Dabney
    2. Research Barriers in the South by Wilson Gee
    The American Mercury, February 1933, pp. 251-252
  6. [+]
    Aids to Verisimilitude (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Thesaurus of Slang, by Howard N. Rose
    1. A Thesaurus of Slang by Howard N. Rose
    The Nation, September 19, 1934, p. 331
  7. The Library
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    Am American Dreamer (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Eugene V. Debs: A Man Unafraid, by McAlister Coleman
    1. Eugene V. Debs: A Man Unafraid by McAlister Coleman
    The American Mercury, August 1930, p. 507
  8. [+]
    The Ambrose Bierce Mystery (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Life of Ambrose Bierce, by Walter Neale
    1. Life of Ambrose Bierce by Walter Neale
    The American Mercury, September 1929, pp. 124-125
  9. America Produces a Novelist
    H.L. Mencken
    The Forum, April 1916, pp. 490-496
  10. The Library
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    American Architecture (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Architecture of To-Day, by George H. Edgell
    1. The American Architecture of To-Day by George H. Edgell
    The American Mercury, May 1928, p. 123
  11. The Library
    [+]
    The American As Literatus (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Outlook for Literature, by Ashley Horace Thorndike
    1. The Outlook for Literature by Ashley Horace Thorndike
    2. American Literature as an Expression of the National Mind by Russell Blankenship
    The American Mercury, December 1931, pp. 507-508
  12. The American Civil Liberties Union
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, October 1938, pp. 182-193
  13. [+]
    The American Cuisine (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook, by Fannie Merritt Farmer
    1. The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook by Fannie Merritt Farmer
    The American Mercury, December 1930, p. 508
  14. [+]
    An American Dynasty (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Adams Family, by James Truslow Adams
    1. The Adams Family by James Truslow Adams
    The Nation, July 16, 1930, p. 70
  15. [+]
    American Folk-Song (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Songbag, by Carl Sandburg
    1. The American Songbag by Carl Sandburg
    The American Mercury, March 1928, p. 383
  16. The American Future
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, February 1937, pp. 129-136
  17. [+]
    An American Idealist (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The True Story of Bernarr Macfadden, by Fulton Oursler
    1. The True Story of Bernarr Macfadden by Fulton Oursler
    2. Bernarr Macfadden: A Study in Success by Clement Wood
    3. Chats With the Macfadden Family by Grace Perkins
    The American Mercury, May 1930, p. 124
  18. [+]
    American Journalism (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    "Copy!", by Donald D. Hoover
    1. "Copy!" by Donald D. Hoover
    The American Mercury, October 1931, pp. 254-255
  19. The American Language (1919)
    H.L. Mencken
    An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
    19 Chapters, 500pp - 12 Reviews, 6 Readable
  20. A Shelf of Recent Books
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    The American Language (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    American English, by Gilbert M. Tucker
    1. American English by Gilbert M. Tucker
    The Bookman, June 1921, pp. 353-354
  21. The American Language (1969)
    H.L. Mencken
    An Inquiry Into the Development of English in the United States
  22. The American Language: One-Volume Abridged Edition (1963)
    H.L. Mencken and Raven I McDavid, Jr.
    1 Review
  23. The American Language: Supplement One (1945)
    H.L. Mencken
    An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
    5 Reviews, 1 Readable
  24. The American Language: Supplement Two (1948)
    H.L. Mencken
    8 Reviews, 4 Readable
  25. Books
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    The American Novel (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Novel, by Carl Van Doren
    1. The American Novel by Carl Van Doren
    The Nation, July 6, 1921, p. 18
  26. [+]
    American Politics (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Government of the People, by D.W. Brogan
    1. Government of the People by D.W. Brogan
    The Nation, October 25, 1933, p. 487
  27. [+]
    An American Saga (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Paul Bunyan, by James Stevens
    1. Paul Bunyan by James Stevens
    The American Mercury, June 1925, pp. 254-255
  28. [+]
    An American Saga (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Skyscrapers and the Men Who Build Them, by W.A. Starrett
    1. Skyscrapers and the Men Who Build Them by W.A. Starrett
    The American Mercury, March 1929, pp. 382-383
  29. The American Scene (1982)
    H.L. Mencken
  30. [+]
    American Speech (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Dictionary of English Pronunciation with American Variants, by Harold E. Palmer, J. V...
    1. A Dictionary of English Pronunciation with American Variants by Harold E. Palmer, J. Victor Martin, and F.G. Blandford, ...
    The American Mercury, May 1927, p. 125
  31. [+]
    American Worthies (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Who's Who in America, 1928, by Albert Nelson Marquis
    1. Who's Who in America, 1928 by Albert Nelson Marquis
    The American Mercury, December 1928, pp. 509-510
  32. [+]
    American Worthies (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Randolph of Roanoke: A Political Fantastic, by Gerald W. Johnson
    1. Randolph of Roanoke: A Political Fantastic by Gerald W. Johnson
    2. Bryan by M.R. Werner
    3. Plain People by E.W. Howe
    The American Mercury, June 1929, p. 255
  33. The Library
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    American Worthies (15 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    John Brown: The Making of a Martyr, by Robert Penn Warren
    1. John Brown: The Making of a Martyr by Robert Penn Warren
    2. Thomas Jefferson: The Apostle of Americanism by Gilbert Chinard
    3. The Peerless Leader: William Jennings Bryan by Paxton Hibben
    4. Abraham Lincoln: The Politician and the Man by Raymond Holden
    5. Lincoln and His Wife's Home Town by William H. Townsend
    6. Jefferson Davis: His Rise And Fall by Allen Tate
    7. The Raven by Marquis James
    8. George Harvey by George Fletcher Johnson
    9. Emma Willard: Daughter of Democracy by Alma Lutz
    10. Commodore David Porter, 1780-1843 by Archibald Douglas Turnbull
    11. Up to Now: An Autobiography by Alfred E. Smith
    12. Johns Hopkins: A Silhouette by Helen Hopkins Thom
    13. The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge by Calvin Coolidge
    14. Hanna by Thomas Beer
    15. George Washington by Shelby Little
    The American Mercury, January 1930, pp. 122-124
  34. Americana, 1926 (1926)
    H.L. Mencken
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  35. Americana: 1925 (1925)
    H.L. Mencken
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  36. [+]
    Americans All (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Prophets, True and False, by Oswald Garrison Villard
    1. Prophets, True and False by Oswald Garrison Villard
    The Nation, July 25, 1928, p. 90
  37. The Library
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    The Anatomy of Philistinism (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Art in Industry, by Charles R. Richards
    1. Art in Industry by Charles R. Richards
    The American Mercury, March 1930, p. 380
  38. [+]
    Andrew Jackson (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Andrew Jackson: An Epic in Homespun, by Gerald W. Johnson
    1. Andrew Jackson: An Epic in Homespun by Gerald W. Johnson
    The American Mercury, March 1928, p. 382
  39. [+]
    Anthologies (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Modern Student's Book of English Literature, by Harry Morgan Ayres, Will David Howe...
    1. The Modern Student's Book of English Literature by Harry Morgan Ayres, Will David Howe, and Frederick Morgan Padelford, ...
    2. Sixty Years of American Humor by Joseph L. French
    3. The Best Sermons of 1924 by Joseph Fort Newton
    The American Mercury, December 1924, p. 509
  40. [+]
    Apostle to the Philistines (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Common Sense of Music, by Sigmund Gottfried Spaeth
    1. The Common Sense of Music by Sigmund Gottfried Spaeth
    The American Mercury, August 1924, p. 507
  41. Archive: The Future of English
    H.L. Mencken
    The Harpers Monthly, September 1999, pp. 86-90
  42. [+]
    "Arrowsmith" (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Arrowsmith, by Sinclair Lewis
    1. Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis
    The American Mercury, April 1925, pp. 507-508
  43. [+]
    Art Criticism (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Chinese Painting as Reflected in the Thought and Art of Li Lung-Mien, 1070-1106, by Agn...
    1. Chinese Painting as Reflected in the Thought and Art of Li Lung-Mien, 1070-1106 by Agnes E. Meyer
    2. William Glackens by Forbes Watson
    3. Georges Seuret by Walter Pach
    4. A History of Art by Giulio Carotti and Mrs. Arthur Strong
    The American Mercury, March 1924, p. 379
  44. [+]
    The Art of Barabbas (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Truth About Publishing, by Stanley Unwin
    1. The Truth About Publishing by Stanley Unwin
    The American Mercury, May 1927, pp. 126-127
  45. [+]
    The Art of Keeping Well (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The National Health Series, by The National Health Council
    1. The National Health Series by The National Health Council
    2. How is Your Heart by S. Calvin Smith
    The American Mercury, September 1924, pp. 125-126
  46. [+]
    The Art of the Printer (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Modern Typography and Layout, by Douglas C. McMurtrie
    1. Modern Typography and Layout by Douglas C. McMurtrie
    The American Mercury, February 1930, pp. 252-253
  47. The Artist (1912)
    H.L. Mencken
  48. The Library
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    The Asiatic Tammany (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Stalin, by Isaac Don Levine
    1. Stalin by Isaac Don Levine
    The American Mercury, August 1931, pp. 506-507
  49. The Library
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    The Attila of the West (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Sherman: Fighting Prophet, by Lloyd Lewis
    1. Sherman: Fighting Prophet by Lloyd Lewis
    The American Mercury, March 1933, pp. 379-381
  50. The Library
    [+]
    Autopsy (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Story of Civil Liberty in the United States, by Leon Whipple
    1. The Story of Civil Liberty in the United States by Leon Whipple
    2. Professional Patriots by Norman Hapgood, Sidney Howard, and John Hearley
    3. Re-Forging America by Lothrop Stoddard
    4. Understanding America by Langdon Mitchell
    The American Mercury, September 1927, pp. 123-125
  51. [+]
    Babbitt als Philosoph (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Economic Wages of Sin, by Lahman Forrest Bower
    1. The Economic Wages of Sin by Lahman Forrest Bower
    The American Mercury, February 1925, pp. 253-255
  52. [+]
    Babbitt as Philosopher (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Today and Tomorrow, by Henry Ford and Samuel Crowther
    1. Today and Tomorrow by Henry Ford and Samuel Crowther
    2. The Confessions of a Capitalist by Ernest J.P. Benn
    The American Mercury, September 1926, pp. 125-126
  53. [+]
    Babbitt Redivivus (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Man Who Knew Coolidge, by Sinclair Lewis
    1. The Man Who Knew Coolidge by Sinclair Lewis
    The American Mercury, June 1928, pp. 253-254
  54. A Ballade of Protest
    Henry Louis Mencken
    The Bookman, April 1902, p. 140
  55. [+]
    Barbary in Europe (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Man Lenin, by Isaac Don Levine
    1. The Man Lenin by Isaac Don Levine
    2. My Past and Thoughts by Alexander Herzen
    The American Mercury, November 1924, p. 382
  56. The Bathtub Hoax, and Other Blasts and Bravos from the Chicago Tribune (1958)
    H.L. Mencken
    1 Review
  57. [+]
    The Battle for Food (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Hunger Fighters, by Paul de Kruif
    1. Hunger Fighters by Paul de Kruif
    The Nation, November 14, 1928, p. 523
  58. The Library
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    Beethoveniana (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Beethoven the Creator, by Romain Rolland
    1. Beethoven the Creator by Romain Rolland
    2. Beethoven: The Man Who Freed Music by Robert H. Schauffler
    The American Mercury, December 1929, pp. 505-506
  59. The Library
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    The Believing Mind (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Houdini and Conan Doyle, by Bernard M.L. Ernst and Hereward Carrington
    1. Houdini and Conan Doyle by Bernard M.L. Ernst and Hereward Carrington
    The American Mercury, June 1932, pp. 250-253
  60. [+]
    Bennett and the Herald (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    When James Gordon Bennett Was Caliph of Bagdad, by Albert Stevens Crockett
    1. When James Gordon Bennett Was Caliph of Bagdad by Albert Stevens Crockett
    The American Mercury, October 1926, p. 254
  61. [+]
    A Bible for Bibuli (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Book of Wine, by P. Morton Shand
    1. A Book of Wine by P. Morton Shand
    The Nation, August 25, 1926, p. 177
  62. The Library
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    Bierce Emerges From the Shadows (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Ambrose Bierce: A Biography, by Carey McWilliams
    1. Ambrose Bierce: A Biography by Carey McWilliams
    The American Mercury, February 1930, p. 251
  63. [+]
    Black Boy (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Rainbow Round My Shoulder, by Howard W. Odum
    1. Rainbow Round My Shoulder by Howard W. Odum
    The American Mercury, September 1928, p. 126
  64. [+]
    Blather from the East (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Essentials of Eastern Philosophy, by Prabhu Dutt Shastri
    1. The Essentials of Eastern Philosophy by Prabhu Dutt Shastri
    2. The Story of Oriental Philosophy by L. Adams Beck
    The American Mercury, October 1928, pp. 254-255
  65. [+]
    A Book for Bibbers (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Wine and the Wine Lands of the World, by Frank Hedges Butler
    1. Wine and the Wine Lands of the World by Frank Hedges Butler
    The American Mercury, July 1927, p. 381
  66. A Book of Burlesques (1920)
    H.L. Mencken
  67. A Book of Prefaces (1917)
    H.L. Mencken
    2 Reviews
  68. [+]
    Books About Boozing (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Art of Drinking, by Dexter Mason
    1. The Art of Drinking by Dexter Mason
    2. The Future of Drinking by Gilbert Seldes
    3. A Book of Wines Other Than French by P. Morton Shand
    4. The Noble Experiments: Series III by Norman Anthony
    The American Mercury, October 1930, pp. 252-254
  69. The Library
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    Books About Music (6 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Musical Critic's Holiday, by Ernest Newman
    1. A Musical Critic's Holiday by Ernest Newman
    2. A Musical Motley by Ernest Newman
    3. String Quartet Playing by M.D. Herter Norton
    4. The Book of American Negro Spirituals by James Weldon Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson, and Lawrence Brown, ...
    5. The Negro and His Songs by Howard W. Odum and Guy Benton Johnson
    6. Music of the Past by Wanda Landowska
    The American Mercury, December 1925, p. 506
  70. Books I Have Never Read
    Carl Van Doren, Harry Hansen, Branch Cabell, and Ernest Boyd, ...
    A Symposium
    The Nation, November 8, 1933, pp. 536-537
  71. The Library
    [+]
    Books of Verse (60 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Two Lives, by William Ellery Leonard
    1. Two Lives by William Ellery Leonard
    2. Color by Countee Cullen
    3. The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes
    4. Selected Poems by Chaim Nachman Bialik
    5. Pershing Square and Other Philosophy by Helen Runyon Belknap and Andor de Soos
    6. Sparks by E.H. Friberg
    7. Have It by John D. Graham
    8. Lost Hills by Anne Ryan
    9. January Garden by Melville Cane
    10. Each in His Time by Nathan Rosenbaum
    11. Dawn Boy by Eda Lou Walton
    12. Arclight Dusks by John Drury
    13. Romance and Stardust by Ernest Hartsock
    14. Along the Wind by Chard Powers Smith
    15. This Waking Hour by Leon Serabian Herald
    16. More "In American" Poems by John V.A. Weaver
    17. What the Queen Said, and Further Facetious Fragments by Stoddard King
    18. The Collected Works by John Masefield
    19. On the Thorny Road by A. Zimmerman
    20. Collected Poems by Vachel Lindsay
    21. Three Moods by Albert Glanville
    22. America's Light by Theodore C. Atchison
    23. Poems of the Southland by Sarah Banks Weaver
    24. Ballads and Lyrics by Margaret Widdemer
    25. Lava Lane, and Other Poems by Nathalia Crane
    26. The Little White Gate by Florence Hoatson
    27. Homage and Vision by Margaret Crosby Munn
    28. Drowsy Ones by Jay G. Sigmund
    29. Human Shows, Far Phantasies, Songs, and Trifles by Thomas Hardy
    30. Roan Stallion: Tamar, and Other Poems by Robinson Jeffers
    31. Interludes by Lupton A. Wilkinson
    32. Episodes and Epistles by W.L.
    33. Collected Poems by Archibald H. Rutledge
    34. Golden Pheasant by Kathryn White Ryan
    35. Not Poppy by Virginia Moore
    36. Fiddler's Farewell by Leonora Speyer
    37. New Verse by Robert Bridges
    38. Reno Reveries by Leslie Curtis
    39. Selected Poems by Edgar Lee Masters
    40. Freedom, Truth and Beauty by Edward Doyle
    41. Slow Smoke by Lew Sarett
    42. You Who Have Dreams by Maxwell Anderson
    43. Poems by Irwin Edman
    44. White Fire by Grace Noll Crowell
    45. Dreams and Observations by Alden R. Benson
    46. The Tilted Cup by Mary F. Wickham Porcher
    47. Priapus and the Pool, and Other Poems by Conrad Aiken
    48. Vientos de las Sierras by S. Omar Barker
    49. Tiger Joy by Stephen Vincent Benet
    50. The Unknown Goddess by Humbert Wolfe
    51. When I Grew Up to Middle Age by M. Struthers Burt
    52. The Long Gallery by Anne Goodwin Winslow
    53. The Road to Town by Charles Divine
    54. Modern British Poetry by Louis Untermeyer
    55. West Virginia Verse of Today by Ella May Turner
    56. The Common Book of Poetry
    57. The Le Gallienne Book of American Verse by Richard Le Gallienne
    58. May Days by Genevieve Taggard
    59. The Best Poems of 1925 by Thomas Moult
    60. The Conning Tower Book by Franklin P. Adams
    The American Mercury, June 1926, pp. 251-253
  72. Boss Mob
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Conservative, November 3, 2008, p. 16
  73. [+]
    The Boy from Oliver Street (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Up to Now: An Autobiography, by Alfred E. Smith
    1. Up to Now: An Autobiography by Alfred E. Smith
    The Saturday Review, October 12, 1929, p. 229
  74. [+]
    The Bradford Formula (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mind in Action, by Harvey O'Higgins and Edward H. Reede
    1. The American Mind in Action by Harvey O'Higgins and Edward H. Reede
    2. Strenuous Americans by Roy F. Dibble
    3. The Fabulous Forties by Meade Minnigerode
    4. The Soul of Samuel Pepys by Gamaliel Bradford
    The American Mercury, July 1924, pp. 377-379
  75. The Library
    [+]
    Bravos in Bed-Sheets (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Authentic History of the Ku Klux Klan, 1865-1877, by Susan L. Davis
    1. Authentic History of the Ku Klux Klan, 1865-1877 by Susan L. Davis
    2. The Ku Klux Klan by John Moffatt Mecklin
    The American Mercury, May 1924, pp. 120-121
  76. [+]
    Brief Notes (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Sultan of the Mountains, by Rosita Forbes
    1. The Sultan of the Mountains by Rosita Forbes
    2. Forty Years in Washington by David S. Barry
    3. A Primer of Modern Art by Sheldon Cheney
    4. Apollo by Salomon Reinach
    The American Mercury, August 1924, p. 510
  77. [+]
    Brief Notes (6 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Saint Joan, by George Bernard Shaw
    1. Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw
    2. Re-Creating Human Nature by Charles W. Hayward
    3. Roosevelt, Prophet of Unity by Hermann Hagedorn
    4. Nosography by Knud H. Faber
    5. Evolution: The Way of Man by Vernon L. Kellogg
    6. The Real John Burroughs by William Sloane Kennedy
    The American Mercury, October 1924, p. 255
  78. [+]
    Brief Notices (6 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Beggars of Life, by Jim Tully
    1. Beggars of Life by Jim Tully
    2. How to Keep Well by Andrew F. Currier
    3. David Wilmot, Free-Soiler by Charles Buxton Going
    4. Primitive Religion by Robert H. Lowie
    5. The Nature of Love by Emmanuel Berl
    6. Lions 'n' Tigers 'n' Everything by Courtney Ryley Cooper
    The American Mercury, December 1924, p. 510
  79. [+]
    Brief Notices (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Critical Epochs in History, by D.C. Somervell
    1. Critical Epochs in History by D.C. Somervell
    2. Origins of Sociology by Albion W. Small
    3. With Aesop Along the Black Border by Ambrose E. Gonzales
    The American Mercury, November 1924, p. 383
  80. [+]
    Brief Notices (5 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Leaves from a Russian Diary, by Pitirim A. Sorokin
    1. Leaves from a Russian Diary by Pitirim A. Sorokin
    2. Modern Russian History by Aleksandr A. Kornilov
    3. Fragments from My Diary by Maxim Gorky
    4. Leonid Andreyev: A Critical Study by Alexander Kaun
    5. The Romance of New Russia by Magdeleine Marx
    The American Mercury, January 1925, pp. 126-127
  81. [+]
    Brief Notices (9 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    A History of the English People in 1815, by Elie Halevy
    1. A History of the English People in 1815 by Elie Halevy
    2. Women and Leisure: A Study of Social Waste by Lorine Pruette
    3. The Evolution of American Political Parties by Edgar Eugene Robinson
    4. The Tragedies of the Medici by Edgcumbe Staley
    5. The United States and the Philippines by Daniel R. Williams
    6. Everywhere: The Memoirs of an Explorer by A. Henry Savage-Landor
    7. Some Victorian Men by Harry Furniss
    8. Weber and Fields by Felix Isman
    9. The Negro in South Carolina During the Reconstruction by Alrutheus Ambush Taylor
    The American Mercury, March 1925, p. 383
  82. [+]
    Brief Notices (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    State Rights in the Confederacy, by Frank Lawrence Owsley
    1. State Rights in the Confederacy by Frank Lawrence Owsley
    2. What Evolution Is by George Howard Parker
    3. The Medal of Gold by William C. Edgar
    4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos
    The American Mercury, January 1926, pp. 126-127
  83. Bringing Roosevelt Up to Date
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, March 1939, pp. 257-264
  84. British Speech Invaded
    Henry L. Mencken
    The Saturday Review, June 1, 1940, p. 10
  85. [+]
    A Butterfly of Yesterday (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Clyde Fitch and His Letters, by Montrose J. Moses and Virginia Gerson
    1. Clyde Fitch and His Letters by Montrose J. Moses and Virginia Gerson
    The American Mercury, January 1925, p. 124
  86. [+]
    Cabell (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Straws and Prayer-Books, by James Branch Cabell
    1. Straws and Prayer-Books by James Branch Cabell
    The American Mercury, December 1924, p. 509
  87. [+]
    Cabelliana (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Bibliography of the Writings of James Branch Cabell, by Guy Holt
    1. A Bibliography of the Writings of James Branch Cabell by Guy Holt
    2. A round-table in Poictesme by Don Marshall Bregenzer and Robert Loveman
    The American Mercury, June 1924, p. 254
  88. The Library
    [+]
    The Career of a Divinity (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Mrs. Eddy: The Biography of Virginal Mind, by Edwin Franden Dakin
    1. Mrs. Eddy: The Biography of Virginal Mind by Edwin Franden Dakin
    The American Mercury, November 1929, pp. 379-380
  89. The Library
    [+]
    The Case for Democracy (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    After the Deluge, by Leonard Woolf
    1. After the Deluge by Leonard Woolf
    2. Liberty and Restraint by Louis Le Fevre
    3. In Defense of Tomorrow by Robert D. Bowden
    4. The Rediscovery of Jones by Simeon Strunsky
    The American Mercury, March 1932, pp. 379-383
  90. The Case for Dr. Landon
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, October 1936, pp. 129-134
  91. The Library
    [+]
    The Case of Hearst (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    W.R. Hearst: An American Phenomenon, by John K. Winkler
    1. W.R. Hearst: An American Phenomenon by John K. Winkler
    The American Mercury, July 1928, pp. 379-380
  92. [+]
    Caveat Against Science (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Science: The False Messiah, by Clarence E. Ayres
    1. Science: The False Messiah by Clarence E. Ayres
    The American Mercury, September 1927, pp. 126-127
  93. [+]
    Certain Works of Fiction (6 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Tampico, by Joseph Hergesheimer
    1. Tampico by Joseph Hergesheimer
    2. The Keen Desire by Frank B. Elser
    3. Sweepings by Lester Cohen
    4. Jarnegan by Jim Tully
    5. Iowa Interiors by Ruth Suckow
    6. Short Turns by Barry Benefield
    The American Mercury, November 1926, pp. 381-383
  94. [+]
    Chapters of Medical History (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Dawn of Modern Medicine, by Albert H. Buck
    1. The Dawn of Modern Medicine by Albert H. Buck
    The Nation, January 19, 1921, p. 87
  95. The Charlatanry of the Learned (1937)
    Johann Burkhard Mencken and H.L. Mencken
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  96. [+]
    The Charlatans' Paradise (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Fads and Quackery in Healing, by Morris Fishbein
    1. Fads and Quackery in Healing by Morris Fishbein
    The American Mercury, December 1932, p. 510
  97. The Library
    [+]
    Cheating the Mortician (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Public Health in the United States, by Harry H. Moore
    1. Public Health in the United States by Harry H. Moore
    The American Mercury, March 1924, p. 376
  98. [+]
    The Chicago Outfit (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Midwest Portraits, by Harry Hansen
    1. Midwest Portraits by Harry Hansen
    The American Mercury, February 1924, p. 253
  99. [+]
    The Chinese As They Really Are (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Modern Chinese Civilization, by A.-F. Legendre
    1. Modern Chinese Civilization by A.-F. Legendre
    The American Mercury, December 1929, p. 510
  100. A Choice of Days (1980)
    H.L. Mencken
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  101. [+]
    Christian vs. Christian (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    What is Modernism?, by Leighton Parks
    1. What is Modernism? by Leighton Parks
    The American Mercury, May 1924, p. 124
  102. Christmas Story (1946)
    H.L. Mencken
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  103. [+]
    Chronicles of Sin (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Tammany Hall, by M.R. Werner
    1. Tammany Hall by M.R. Werner
    2. The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, July 1928, p. 383
  104. The Library
    [+]
    A City in Moronia (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture, by Robert S. Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd
    1. Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture by Robert S. Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd
    The American Mercury, March 1929, pp. 379-380
  105. Clinical Notes
    H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan
    The American Mercury, April 1924, pp. 451-458
  106. Clinical Notes
    H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan
    The American Mercury, August 1924, pp. 451-456
  107. Clinical Notes
    George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, December 1924, pp. 443-450
  108. Clinical Notes
    H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan
    The American Mercury, February 1924, pp. 201-206
  109. Clinical Notes
    George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, January 1924, pp. 75-78
  110. Clinical Notes
    George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, July 1924, pp. 313-320
  111. Clinical Notes
    H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan
    The American Mercury, June 1924, pp. 183-189
  112. Clinical Notes
    George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, March 1924, pp. 323-331
  113. Clinical Notes
    George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, May 1924, pp. 55-62
  114. Clinical Notes
    H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan
    The American Mercury, November 1924, pp. 309-317
  115. Clinical Notes
    George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, October 1924, pp. 193-198
  116. Clinical Notes
    George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, September 1924, pp. 57-63
  117. Clinical Notes
    George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, April 1925, pp. 448-452
  118. Clinical Notes
    George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, February 1925, pp. 175-179
  119. Clinical Notes
    H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan
    The American Mercury, January 1925, pp. 56-60
  120. Clinical Notes
    H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan
    The American Mercury, July 1925, pp. 352-355
  121. Clinical Notes
    George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, June 1925, pp. 215-218
  122. Clinical Notes
    H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan
    The American Mercury, March 1925, pp. 319-322
  123. Clinical Notes
    H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan
    The American Mercury, May 1925, pp. 95-97
  124. Clown Show
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, June 27, 1928, p. 713
  125. The Clown Show
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, July 2, 1924, p. 8
  126. [+]
    Colossus (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Beethoven: His Spiritual Development, by J.W.N. Sullivan
    1. Beethoven: His Spiritual Development by J.W.N. Sullivan
    The American Mercury, March 1928, p. 381
  127. [+]
    A Comedy of Fig-Leaves (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Something About Eve, by James Branch Cabell
    1. Something About Eve by James Branch Cabell
    The American Mercury, December 1927, p. 510
  128. Commentary
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, November 1932, pp. 377-383
  129. [+]
    Confessional (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    God, by J. Middleton Murry
    1. God by J. Middleton Murry
    The American Mercury, February 1930, p. 255
  130. The Library
    [+]
    The Conrad Wake (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Joseph Conrad: A Personal Remembrance, by Ford Madox Ford
    1. Joseph Conrad: A Personal Remembrance by Ford Madox Ford
    2. Tales of Hearsay by Joseph Conrad
    3. The Shorter Tales of Joseph Conrad by Joseph Conrad
    The American Mercury, April 1925, pp. 505-506
  131. A Constitution for the New Deal
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, June 1937, pp. 129-136
  132. Books, Films, Drama
    [+]
    Contribution to Martyrology (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Joseph Conrad and His Circle, by Jessie Conrad
    1. Joseph Conrad and His Circle by Jessie Conrad
    The Nation, October 16, 1935, p. 444
  133. The Library
    [+]
    Cops and Their Ways (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Third Degree, by Emanuel H. Lavine
    1. The Third Degree by Emanuel H. Lavine
    The American Mercury, January 1931, p. 121
  134. [+]
    Coroner's Inquest (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Little Green Shutter, by Brand Whitlock
    1. The Little Green Shutter by Brand Whitlock
    2. Before and After Prohibition by Millard E. Tydings
    3. The Prohibition Experiment In Finland by John H. Wuorinen
    The American Mercury, November 1931, p. 381
  135. The Library
    [+]
    Counter-Offensive (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Is It God's Word?, by Joseph Wheless
    1. Is It God's Word? by Joseph Wheless
    The American Mercury, May 1926, pp. 123-124
  136. [+]
    Cousin Jocko (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Brain from Ape to Man, by Frederick Tilney
    1. The Brain from Ape to Man by Frederick Tilney
    The American Mercury, August 1928, pp. 508-509
  137. [+]
    Cousin Jocko (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Social Life of Monkeys and Apes, by S. Zuckerman
    1. The Social Life of Monkeys and Apes by S. Zuckerman
    The American Mercury, May 1932, pp. 126-127
  138. The Library
    [+]
    Crime and Punishment (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Criminal as a Human Being, by George S. Dougherty
    1. The Criminal as a Human Being by George S. Dougherty
    2. Murder and Its Motives by F. Tennyson Jesse
    3. Crime: Its Cause and Treatment by Clarence Darrow
    The American Mercury, January 1925, p. 122
  139. [+]
    The Criminal (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Our Criminal Courts, by Raymond Moley
    1. Our Criminal Courts by Raymond Moley
    2. The Story of Punishment by Harry Elmer Barnes
    3. The Criminal by Henry A. Geisert
    4. You Be the Judge by Marcus A. Kavanagh
    The American Mercury, November 1930, pp. 380-382
  140. [+]
    A Cure for Democracy (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    U.S.: A Second Study in Democracy, by Heinrich E. Buchholz
    1. U.S.: A Second Study in Democracy by Heinrich E. Buchholz
    The Nation, October 13, 1926, p. 374
  141. The Library
    [+]
    The Curse of Government (6 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Paradoxes of Legal Science, by Benjamin N. Cardozo
    1. The Paradoxes of Legal Science by Benjamin N. Cardozo
    2. The Inquiring Mind by Zechariah Chafee, Jr.
    3. American Inquisitors by Walter Lippmann
    4. The Supreme Court of the United States by Charles Evans Hughes
    5. Don't Tread on Me by Clement Wood, McAlister Coleman, and Arthur Garfield Hays, ...
    6. Drifting Sands of Party Politics by Oscar W. Underwood
    The American Mercury, September 1928, pp. 123-125
  142. The Library
    [+]
    The Curse of Prejudice (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Christians Only: A Study in Prejudice, by Heywood Broun and George Britt
    1. Christians Only: A Study in Prejudice by Heywood Broun and George Britt
    The American Mercury, May 1931, pp. 123-125
  143. Damn!: A Book of Calumny (1918)
    H.L. Mencken
  144. [+]
    Darwin's Bulldog (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Huxley, Prophet of Science, by Houston Peterson
    1. Huxley, Prophet of Science by Houston Peterson
    2. Huxley by Clarence E. Ayres
    The Nation, March 30, 1932, p. 374
  145. [+]
    The Decline of Man (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Man: An Indictment, by Anthony M. Ludovici
    1. Man: An Indictment by Anthony M. Ludovici
    The American Mercury, June 1927, p. 253
  146. [+]
    The Desert Epic (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather
    1. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
    2. Wolf Song by Harvey Fergusson
    The American Mercury, December 1927, pp. 508-509
  147. The Diary of H.L. Mencken (1990)
    Charles A. Fecher and H.L. Mencken
    11 Reviews, 3 Readable
  148. [+]
    Die Polizei (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Story of Scotland Yard, by George Dilnot
    1. The Story of Scotland Yard by George Dilnot
    The American Mercury, March 1927, pp. 380-381
  149. The Dole for Bogus Farmers
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, December 1936, pp. 400-407
  150. [+]
    Dream and Awakening (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Up Stream: An American Chronicle, by Ludwig Lewisohn
    1. Up Stream: An American Chronicle by Ludwig Lewisohn
    The Nation, April 12, 1922, pp. 434-435
  151. The Library
    [+]
    Dreiser in 840 Pages (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser
    1. An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
    The American Mercury, March 1926, pp. 379-380
  152. The Dreiser-Mencken Letters (1987)
    Theodore Dreiser, H.L Mencken, and Thomas Riggio, ...
    The Correspondence of Theodore Dreiser and H. L. Mencken 1907-1945
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  153. [+]
    The Early Lincoln (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1858, by Albert J. Beveridge
    1. Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1858 by Albert J. Beveridge
    The American Mercury, March 1929, p. 381
  154. [+]
    Edgar Lee Masters (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Mirage, by Edgar Lee Masters
    1. Mirage by Edgar Lee Masters
    The American Mercury, June 1924, pp. 250-251
  155. The Editor, the Bluenose, and the Prostitute (1988)
    Carl Bode and H.L. Mencken
    H.L. Mencken's History of the Hatrack Censorship Case
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  156. Editorial
    H.L. Mencken
    Voter Independence and the 'Duty to Vote' Myth
    Reason, April 1975, p. 30
  157. [+]
    The Effects of Alcohol (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Alcohol and Longevity, by Raymond Pearl
    1. Alcohol and Longevity by Raymond Pearl
    The American Mercury, December 1926, p. 508
  158. Books
    [+]
    An Eminent American (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    My Thirty Years in Baseball, by John Joseph McGraw
    1. My Thirty Years in Baseball by John Joseph McGraw
    The Nation, July 11, 1923, p. 40
  159. [+]
    The End of the Century (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Mauve Decade, by Thomas Beer
    1. The Mauve Decade by Thomas Beer
    The American Mercury, July 1926, pp. 382-383
  160. [+]
    The English Language (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Words and Idioms, by Logan Pearsall Smith
    1. Words and Idioms by Logan Pearsall Smith
    The American Mercury, September 1925, pp. 126-127
  161. [+]
    The English Novel (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Christina Alberta's Father, by H.G. Wells
    1. Christina Alberta's Father by H.G. Wells
    The American Mercury, December 1925, pp. 509-510
  162. The Library
    [+]
    Escape and Return (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Dodsworth, by Sinclair Lewis
    1. Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis
    The American Mercury, April 1929, pp. 506-507
  163. Essays by James Huneker (1929)
    H.L. Mencken and James Gibbons Huneker
    26 Chapters, 518pp - 2 Reviews
  164. [+]
    The Eternal Conundrum (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Mysterious Universe, by James H. Jeans
    1. The Mysterious Universe by James H. Jeans
    The American Mercury, February 1931, pp. 252-253
  165. Europe After 8:15 (1914)
    H.L. Mencken
  166. [+]
    Experiments by Old Hands (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Swords and Roses, by Joseph Hergesheimer
    1. Swords and Roses by Joseph Hergesheimer
    2. Hello Towns! by Sherwood Anderson
    The American Mercury, June 1929, pp. 253-254
  167. [+]
    The Family as a Corporation (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Living With Our Children, by Lillian M. Gilbreth
    1. Living With Our Children by Lillian M. Gilbreth
    The American Mercury, August 1928, p. 510
  168. The Library
    [+]
    The Father of Them All (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Zola and His Time, by Matthew Josephson
    1. Zola and His Time by Matthew Josephson
    The American Mercury, December 1928, pp. 506-507
  169. [+]
    Fiction (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    R.F.D. No. 3, by Homer Croy
    1. R.F.D. No. 3 by Homer Croy
    2. The Spring Flight by Lee J. Smits
    3. Backfurrow by G.D. Eaton
    The American Mercury, May 1925, pp. 124-125
  170. [+]
    Fiction (6 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Silver Stallion, by James B. Cabell
    1. The Silver Stallion by James B. Cabell
    2. Count Bruga by Ben Hecht
    3. Roundabout by Nancy Hoyt
    4. Mantrap by Sinclair Lewis
    5. Teeftallow by T.S. Stribling
    6. Show Business by Thyra Samter Winslow
    The American Mercury, August 1926, pp. 509-510
  171. [+]
    Fiction (6 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Man of Learning, by Nelson Antrim Crawford
    1. A Man of Learning by Nelson Antrim Crawford
    2. Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway
    3. The Bonney Family by Ruth Suckow
    4. The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
    5. Stuffed Peacocks by Emily Clark
    6. An Artist in the Family by Sarah Gertrude Millin
    The American Mercury, May 1928, p. 127
  172. [+]
    Fiction by Adept Hands (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Cora, by Ruth Suckow
    1. Cora by Ruth Suckow
    2. The Way of Ecben by James Branch Cabell
    3. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
    The American Mercury, January 1930, pp. 126-127
  173. The Library
    [+]
    Fiction Good and Bad (8 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Suspense, by Joseph Conrad
    1. Suspense by Joseph Conrad
    2. Dark Laughter by Sherwood Anderson
    3. The Professor's House by Willa Cather
    4. The Perennial Bachelor by Anne Parrish
    5. Firecrackers by Carl Van Vechten
    6. The Prairie by Walter J. Muilenburg
    7. The White Oxen, and Other Stories by Kenneth Burke
    8. The Grace of Lambs by Manuel Komroff
    The American Mercury, November 1925, pp. 379-380
  174. The Library
    [+]
    Fiction Good and Bad (6 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Odyssey of a Nice Girl, by Ruth Suckow
    1. The Odyssey of a Nice Girl by Ruth Suckow
    2. Pig Iron by Charles G. Norris
    3. Mary Glenn by Sarah Gertrude Millin
    4. Siren by C. Kay Scott
    5. Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos
    6. Andrew Bride of Paris by Henry Sydnor Harrison
    The American Mercury, April 1926, pp. 506-508
  175. The Library
    [+]
    Fides Ante Intellectum (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Scientific Man and the Bible, by Howard A. Kelly
    1. A Scientific Man and the Bible by Howard A. Kelly
    The American Mercury, February 1926, p. 251
  176. [+]
    Fifty Years Ago (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Eighteen Seventies, by Harley Granville-Barker
    1. The Eighteen Seventies by Harley Granville-Barker
    The Nation, October 16, 1929, p. 440
  177. [+]
    The Foliage of Man (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Concerning Beards, by Edwin Valentine Mitchell
    1. Concerning Beards by Edwin Valentine Mitchell
    The American Mercury, April 1931, pp. 509-510
  178. Footnote on Journalism
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, April 26, 1922, p. 493
  179. [+]
    Footprints on the Sands of Time (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens, by Lincoln Steffens
    1. The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens by Lincoln Steffens
    2. Dawn by Theodore Dreiser
    3. Noguchi by Gustav Eckstein
    The American Mercury, July 1931, pp. 382-383
  180. [+]
    For Thy Stomach's Sake (5 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Wines: Their Selection, Care and Service, by Julian Street
    1. Wines: Their Selection, Care and Service by Julian Street
    2. Wining and Dining with Rhyme and Reason by D.T. Carlisle and Elizabeth Dunn
    3. Bacchus Behave! by Alma F. Whitaker
    4. American Wines and How to Make Them by Philip M. Wagner
    5. Notes on a Cellar-Book by George Saintsbury
    The Nation, February 14, 1934, p. 193
  181. Foreign Correspondent
    Larry Nelson and H.L. Mencken
    Manila, Philippines
    Reason, August 1973, p. 28
  182. [+]
    Four Critics of Letters (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Mammonart, by Upton Sinclair
    1. Mammonart by Upton Sinclair
    2. The Newer Spirit by Victor F. Calverton
    3. Studies from Ten Literatures by Ernest A. Boyd
    4. Art Principles in Literature by Francis P. Donnelly
    The American Mercury, June 1925, pp. 252-253
  183. [+]
    Frank Harris Again (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    My Life and Loves, by Frank Harris
    1. My Life and Loves by Frank Harris
    The American Mercury, October 1925, pp. 254-255
  184. [+]
    Frank I. Cobb (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Cobb of "The World": A Leader in Liberalism, by John L. Heaton and Frank I. Cobb
    1. Cobb of "The World": A Leader in Liberalism by John L. Heaton and Frank I. Cobb
    The American Mercury, September 1924, p. 127
  185. [+]
    A Frenchman Takes a Look (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    America Comes of Age, by Andre Siegfried
    1. America Comes of Age by Andre Siegfried
    The Nation, May 11, 1927, p. 533
  186. Books, Drama, Films
    [+]
    A Friend of Letters (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Chronicles of Barabbas, 1884-1934, by George H. Doran
    1. Chronicles of Barabbas, 1884-1934 by George H. Doran
    The Nation, June 5, 1935, p. 662
  187. [+]
    The Fruits of Emancipation (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Understanding Women, by K.A. Wieth-Knudsen
    1. Understanding Women by K.A. Wieth-Knudsen
    2. Women and Society by Meyrick Booth
    3. The Intelligent Man's Guide to Marriage and Celibacy by Juanita Tanner
    4. Why We Are Men and Women by A.L. Benedict
    The American Mercury, September 1929, pp. 126-127
  188. The Future of English
    H.L. Mencken
    The Harpers Monthly, April 1935, pp. 541-548
  189. A Gang of Pecksniffs (1975)
    H.L. Mencken and Theo Lippman, Jr.
    And Other Comments on Newspaper Publishers, Editors and Reporters
    6 Reviews, 3 Readable
  190. The Library
    [+]
    The Genesis of a Deity (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Mythology of All Races, by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore
    1. The Mythology of All Races by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore
    The American Mercury, January 1933, pp. 121-122
  191. [+]
    Genesis vs. Sense (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Can a Man Be a Christian Today?, by William Louis Poteat
    1. Can a Man Be a Christian Today? by William Louis Poteat
    2. The Earth Speaks to Bryan by Henry Fairfield Osborn
    The American Mercury, November 1925, pp. 381-383
  192. [+]
    A Gentle Revolutionist (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Havelock Ellis: Philosopher of Love, by Houston Peterson
    1. Havelock Ellis: Philosopher of Love by Houston Peterson
    The American Mercury, September 1928, p. 127
  193. George Bernard Shaw: His Plays (1905)
    H.L. Mencken
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  194. [+]
    Ghostly Matters (7 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The History of Modern Christianity in the Light of Modern Knowledge, by Anonymous
    1. The History of Modern Christianity in the Light of Modern Knowledge by Anonymous
    2. The Spirit of Catholicism by Karl Adam
    3. Mysteries of the Soul by Richard Muller Freienfels
    4. Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic by Reinhold Niebuhr
    5. Labor Speaks for Itself by Jerome Davis
    6. Religion and the Modern World by John Herman Randall, Jr.
    7. Religion in an Age of Science by Edwin A. Burtt
    The American Mercury, October 1929, p. 253
  195. [+]
    The Ghostly Realm (9 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    A History of the Modern Church, by J.W.C. Wand
    1. A History of the Modern Church by J.W.C. Wand
    2. The Pew Preaches by William L. Stidger
    3. The Sacred Fire by B.Z. Goldberg
    4. The Devil: An Historical Critical and Medical Study by Maurice Garcon and Jean Vinchon
    5. The Christian Content of the Bible by George Holley Gilbert
    6. Confucianism by Frederick Starr
    7. The Gospel and Its Tributaries by Ernest Findlay Scott
    8. The Autobiography of God by Ernest R. Trattner
    9. The Supreme Book of Mankind by James G.K. McClure
    The American Mercury, June 1930, pp. 254-255
  196. [+]
    A Glance Ahead (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Open Conspiracy, and Other Writings, by H.G. Wells
    1. The Open Conspiracy, and Other Writings by H.G. Wells
    The American Mercury, November 1928, pp. 380-381
  197. The Library
    [+]
    The Gland School (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Crystal Cup, by Gertrude Atherton
    1. The Crystal Cup by Gertrude Atherton
    The American Mercury, October 1925, pp. 249-250
  198. [+]
    The Glory of Louisiana (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Kingfish, by Webster Smith
    1. The Kingfish by Webster Smith
    The Nation, May 3, 1933, p. 507
  199. The Library
    [+]
    The Gods and Their Agents (6 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Slaves of the Gods, by Katherine Mayo
    1. Slaves of the Gods by Katherine Mayo
    2. The Story of Superstition by Philip F. Waterman
    3. Protestantism in the United States by Archer B. Bass
    4. While Peter Sleeps by E. Boyd Barrett
    5. The Vampire by Montague Summers
    6. Witchcraft in Old and New England by George Lyman Kittredge
    The American Mercury, May 1929, pp. 123-124
  200. [+]
    God's Country: Exterior View (7 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Amazing America, by H.M. Somer
    1. Amazing America by H.M. Somer
    2. Das Land Gottes by Herman George Scheffauer
    3. Ein Fruehling in Amerika by Roda Roda
    4. Amerika von Washington bis Wilson by C.A. Bratter
    5. Auslandsraetsel by Friedrich Dessauer
    6. New York und London by Alfred Kerr
    7. Der Amerikanische Mensche by Annalise Schmidt
    The American Mercury, April 1924, pp. 507-508
  201. [+]
    The Golden Age (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    American Prosperity, by Paul M. Mazur
    1. American Prosperity by Paul M. Mazur
    The American Mercury, June 1928, p. 255
  202. [+]
    A Good Man Gone Wrong (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Doomed Ship, by Judd Gray
    1. Doomed Ship by Judd Gray
    The American Mercury, February 1929, pp. 254-255
  203. [+]
    A Good Man in a Bad Trade (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Grover Cleveland: A Study in Character, by Allan Nevins
    1. Grover Cleveland: A Study in Character by Allan Nevins
    The American Mercury, January 1933, pp. 125-127
  204. [+]
    A Great American Surgeon (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    William Stewart Halsted, Surgeon, by W.G. MacCallum
    1. William Stewart Halsted, Surgeon by W.G. MacCallum
    The American Mercury, March 1931, p. 383
  205. The Library
    [+]
    The Great Holmes Mystery (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, by Silas Bent
    1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes by Silas Bent
    2. Mr. Justice Holmes by Felix Frankfurter
    The American Mercury, May 1932, pp. 123-125
  206. [+]
    The Growth of English (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Grammar of the English Language, by Hans Kurath and George O. Curme
    1. A Grammar of the English Language by Hans Kurath and George O. Curme
    The American Mercury, August 1931, p. 508
  207. The Library
    [+]
    The Growth of Population (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Biology of Population Growth, by Raymond Pearl
    1. The Biology of Population Growth by Raymond Pearl
    The American Mercury, January 1926, p. 121
  208. H.L. Mencken
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, December 5, 1923, p. 647
  209. H.L. Mencken on American Literature (2002)
    S.T. Joshi and H.L. Mencken
    1 Review
  210. H.L. Mencken on Music (1961)
    Louis Cheslock and H.L. Mencken
    A Selection of His Writings on Music Together with an Account of H.L. Mencken...
    1 Review
  211. H.L. Mencken: The American Scene (1965)
    Huntington Cairns and H.L. Mencken
    A Reader
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  212. H.L. Mencken's Smart Set Criticism (1968)
    William H. Nolte and H.L. Mencken
    3 Reviews
  213. Book Supplement
    Happy Days
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, June 1941, pp. 769-794
  214. Happy Days, 1880-1892 (1940)
    H.L. Mencken
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  215. [+]
    Harris on Shaw (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Bernard Shaw, by Frank Harris
    1. Bernard Shaw by Frank Harris
    The American Mercury, February 1932, pp. 253-255
  216. [+]
    Harsh Words (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    An Anthology of Invective and Abuse, by Hugh Kingsmill
    1. An Anthology of Invective and Abuse by Hugh Kingsmill
    The Nation, May 7, 1930, p. 549
  217. Heathen Days, 1890-1936 (1943)
    H.L. Mencken
    Mencken's Autobiography
    4 Reviews, 1 Readable
  218. [+]
    The Heir of Lincoln (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Calvin Coolidge, by M.E. Hennessy
    1. Calvin Coolidge by M.E. Hennessy
    2. The Price of Freedom by Calvin Coolidge
    The American Mercury, June 1924, pp. 252-253
  219. Heliogabalus (1920)
    H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan
    A Buffoonery in Three Acts
    1 Review
  220. The Library
    [+]
    Heretics (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Altgeld of Illinois, by Waldo R. Browne
    1. Altgeld of Illinois by Waldo R. Browne
    2. The Last of the Heretics by Algernon Sidney Crapsey
    The American Mercury, October 1924, pp. 250-251
  221. [+]
    A Hero of the Open Spaces (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Saga of Billy the Kid, by Walter Noble Burns
    1. The Saga of Billy the Kid by Walter Noble Burns
    The American Mercury, May 1926, pp. 125-126
  222. Hero or Hack?
    H.L. Mencken
    I. Semper Fidelis
    The American Mercury, December 1937, pp. 436-438
  223. [+]
    The Heroic Age (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Jefferson and Hamilton, by Claude G. Bowers
    1. Jefferson and Hamilton by Claude G. Bowers
    2. Jefferson and Monticello by Paul Wilstach
    3. Correspondence of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, 1812-1816 by Paul Wilstach, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
    The American Mercury, March 1926, pp. 381-383
  224. The Library
    [+]
    The Higher Learning in America (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Universities: American, English, German, by Abraham Flexner
    1. Universities: American, English, German by Abraham Flexner
    The American Mercury, February 1931, pp. 250-251
  225. [+]
    The Historian and His Job (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The New History and the Social Studies, by Harry Elmer Barnes
    1. The New History and the Social Studies by Harry Elmer Barnes
    The American Mercury, September 1925, pp. 124-125
  226. The Library
    [+]
    Hitlerismus (5 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    My Battle, by Adolf Hitler and E.T.S. Dugdale
    1. My Battle by Adolf Hitler and E.T.S. Dugdale
    2. The Experiment with Democracy in Central Europe by Arnold J. Zurcher
    3. Hitler's Reich: The First Phase by Hamilton Fish Armstrong
    4. Germany Enters the Third Reich by Calvin B. Hoover
    5. The Brown Book of the Hitler Terror and the Burning of the Reichstag
    The American Mercury, December 1933, pp. 506-510
  227. [+]
    A Hollywood Martyr (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox, by Upton Sinclair
    1. Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox by Upton Sinclair
    The American Mercury, June 1933, pp. 252-253
  228. [+]
    The Holy Estate (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Marriage and the State, by Mary E. Richmond
    1. Marriage and the State by Mary E. Richmond
    2. What is Wrong With Marriage? by G.V. Hamilton and Kenneth Macgowan
    The American Mercury, May 1929, pp. 125-127
  229. [+]
    The Holy State of Bliss (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Companionate Marriage, by Ben B. Lindsey and Wainwright Evans
    1. The Companionate Marriage by Ben B. Lindsey and Wainwright Evans
    The American Mercury, January 1928, pp. 126-127
  230. [+]
    Homo Sapiens (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    What is Man?, by J. Arthur Thomson
    1. What is Man? by J. Arthur Thomson
    2. The Character of Races by Ellsworth Huntington
    3. Studies in Human Biology by Raymond Pearl
    4. Racial Realities in Europe by Lothrop Stoddard
    The American Mercury, February 1925, p. 252
  231. The Library
    [+]
    Hooey from the Orient (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Mysterious Madame: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, by C.E. Bechofer-Roberts
    1. The Mysterious Madame: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky by C.E. Bechofer-Roberts
    The American Mercury, November 1931, pp. 379-380
  232. The Library
    [+]
    Hoover as Archangel (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Truth About Hoover, by Herbert Corey
    1. The Truth About Hoover by Herbert Corey
    The American Mercury, August 1932, pp. 506-507
  233. [+]
    Hornswoggling the Rabble (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Behind the Scenes in Politics, by Anonymous
    1. Behind the Scenes in Politics by Anonymous
    2. Die Kunst Der Massenbeeinflussung in den Vereinigtenstaaten von Amerika by Friedrich Schoenemann
    The American Mercury, October 1924, p. 252
  234. The Library
    [+]
    How Americans Live (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Village and Open-Country Neighborhoods, by Walter A. Terpenning
    1. Village and Open-Country Neighborhoods by Walter A. Terpenning
    2. The Sociology of City Life by Niles Carpenter
    The American Mercury, January 1932, pp. 123-124
  235. [+]
    How People Live (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Life in Lesu, by Hortense Powdermaker
    1. Life in Lesu by Hortense Powdermaker
    The American Mercury, August 1933, pp. 506-507
  236. The Library
    [+]
    How We Are Governed (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Great Game of Politics, by Frank R. Kent
    1. The Great Game of Politics by Frank R. Kent
    The American Mercury, February 1924, p. 248
  237. [+]
    A Humorist Shows His Teeth (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Love Nest, and Other Stories, by Ring W. Lardner
    1. The Love Nest, and Other Stories by Ring W. Lardner
    The American Mercury, June 1926, pp. 254-255
  238. [+]
    The Husk of Dreiser (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Arlie Gelston and Her Critics, by Roger L. Sergel
    1. Arlie Gelston and Her Critics by Roger L. Sergel
    The American Mercury, April 1924, pp. 509-510
  239. Ich Kuss Die Hand (1987)
    H.L. Mencken and Peter W. Dowell
    The Letters of H.L. Mencken to Gretchen Hood
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  240. Illuminators of the Abyss
    H.L. Mencken
    The Saturday Review, October 6, 1934, p. 155
  241. [+]
    Im Westen Nichts Neues (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque
    1. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
    The American Mercury, August 1929, p. 510
  242. The Library
    [+]
    The Immortal Democrat (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Mr. Jefferson, by Albert Jay Nock
    1. Mr. Jefferson by Albert Jay Nock
    The American Mercury, September 1926, pp. 123-124
  243. The Impossible H.L. Mencken (1991)
    Marion Elizabeth Rodgers and H.L. Mencken
    A Selection of His Best Newspaper Stories
    7 Reviews, 3 Readable
  244. In Defense of Women (1919)
    H.L. Mencken
    6 Chapters, 224pp - 3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  245. In Tennessee
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, July 1, 1925, p. 21
  246. The Library
    [+]
    In the Grove of Athene (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Reason and Nature, by Morris R. Cohen
    1. Reason and Nature by Morris R. Cohen
    2. The Revolt Against Dualism by Arthur O. Lovejoy
    The American Mercury, September 1931, p. 123
  247. [+]
    The Infancy of the Race (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Human Origins: A Manual of Prehistory, by George Grant MacCurdy
    1. Human Origins: A Manual of Prehistory by George Grant MacCurdy
    2. Prehistoric Man by Jacques J. DeMorgan
    3. The Earth Before History by Edmond Perrier
    The American Mercury, May 1925, pp. 126-127
  248. [+]
    Infants in Hell (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Children and Puritanism, by Sandford Fleming
    1. Children and Puritanism by Sandford Fleming
    The American Mercury, August 1933, pp. 508-510
  249. [+]
    Inside Stuff (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Money Writes!, by Upton Sinclair
    1. Money Writes! by Upton Sinclair
    The American Mercury, February 1928, p. 253
  250. James Branch Cabell (1927)
    H.L. Mencken
    1 Review
  251. James Huneker
    H.L. Mencken
    The Century Magazine, June 1921, pp. 191-197
  252. [+]
    The Job of the Judge (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Judge Takes the Stand, by Joseph N. Ulman
    1. A Judge Takes the Stand by Joseph N. Ulman
    2. Probation and Criminal Justice by Sheldon Glueck
    The American Mercury, July 1933, pp. 381-384
  253. [+]
    John the Baptist (Secular) (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    God's Gold, by John T. Flynn
    1. God's Gold by John T. Flynn
    The American Mercury, December 1932, pp. 507-509
  254. Joseph Conrad
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, August 20, 1924, p. 179
  255. The Library
    [+]
    Joseph Pulitzer (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Joseph Pulitzer: His Life and Letters, by Don C. Seitz and Joseph Pulitzer
    1. Joseph Pulitzer: His Life and Letters by Don C. Seitz and Joseph Pulitzer
    The American Mercury, February 1925, pp. 250-251
  256. [+]
    Katzenjammer (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Phantom Public, by Walter Lippmann
    1. The Phantom Public by Walter Lippmann
    2. The Confessions of a Reformer by Frederic C. Howe
    The American Mercury, January 1926, p. 125
  257. [+]
    Katzenjammer (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Good-Bye to Western Culture, by Norman Douglas
    1. Good-Bye to Western Culture by Norman Douglas
    The American Mercury, November 1930, p. 383
  258. The Library
    [+]
    Kultur in the Republic (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Rise of American Civilization, by Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
    1. The Rise of American Civilization by Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
    The American Mercury, October 1927, pp. 250-252
  259. [+]
    Ladies, Mainly Sad (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Gallery of Women, by Theodore Dreiser
    1. A Gallery of Women by Theodore Dreiser
    The American Mercury, February 1930, p. 254
  260. [+]
    The Lady From Georgia (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Frances Newman's Letters, by Hansell Baugh and Frances Newman
    1. Frances Newman's Letters by Hansell Baugh and Frances Newman
    The American Mercury, March 1930, pp. 382-383
  261. [+]
    A Lady of Vision (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Ann Vickers, by Sinclair Lewis
    1. Ann Vickers by Sinclair Lewis
    The American Mercury, March 1933, pp. 382-383
  262. [+]
    The Land of Rackets (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Only Saps Work, by Courtenay Terrett
    1. Only Saps Work by Courtenay Terrett
    The American Mercury, October 1930, p. 255
  263. [+]
    Language, Loose and Low (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, by Eric Partridge
    1. A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Eric Partridge
    The Saturday Review, April 10, 1937, p. 6
  264. The Library
    [+]
    Laugh, Suckers, Laugh! (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Internal Debts of the United States, by Evans Clark and George B. Galloway
    1. The Internal Debts of the United States by Evans Clark and George B. Galloway
    The American Mercury, September 1933, pp. 122-125
  265. [+]
    Law Enforcement (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Gimme, or How Public Officials Get Rich, by Emanuel H. Lavine
    1. Gimme, or How Public Officials Get Rich by Emanuel H. Lavine
    The American Mercury, August 1931, pp. 509-510
  266. [+]
    Learning How to Blush (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Conscience of the Newspaper, by Leon Nelson Flint
    1. The Conscience of the Newspaper by Leon Nelson Flint
    The American Mercury, July 1925, pp. 379-381
  267. The Letters of H. L. Mencken (1961)
    Guy J. Forgue and H.L. Mencken
    6 Reviews, 4 Readable
  268. [+]
    The Library (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Men of Art, by Thomas Craven
    1. Men of Art by Thomas Craven
    The Saturday Review, July 25, 1931, p. 13
  269. The Library
    [+]
    Life Below the Isthmus (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Impressions of South America, by Andre Siegfried
    1. Impressions of South America by Andre Siegfried
    2. Men of Maracaibo by Jonathan Norton Leonard
    The American Mercury, July 1933, pp. 379-380
  270. The Library
    [+]
    Life in the Marxian Utopia (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    These Russians, by William C. White
    1. These Russians by William C. White
    2. Twice Born in Russia by Natalia Petrova
    3. The Economic Life of Soviet Russia by Calvin B. Hoover
    4. The Russian Experiment by Arthur Feiler
    The American Mercury, April 1931, pp. 506-507
  271. Books and the Arts
    [+]
    The Life of a Critic (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Three Worlds, by Carl Van Doren
    1. Three Worlds by Carl Van Doren
    The Nation, September 19, 1936, p. 337
  272. [+]
    The Life of Joseph Conrad (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Joseph Conrad: Life and Letters, by Gerard Jean-Aubry and Joseph Conrad
    1. Joseph Conrad: Life and Letters by Gerard Jean-Aubry and Joseph Conrad
    The Nation, October 12, 1927, pp. 384-385
  273. [+]
    The Life of the Poor (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Jews Without Money, by Michael Gold
    1. Jews Without Money by Michael Gold
    The American Mercury, March 1930, p. 381
  274. [+]
    Light and Leading (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    American Estimates, by Henry Seidel Canby
    1. American Estimates by Henry Seidel Canby
    The Saturday Review, April 6, 1929, p. 849
  275. [+]
    Light on Christian Origins (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Messiah Jesus and John the Baptist, by Robert Eisler
    1. The Messiah Jesus and John the Baptist by Robert Eisler
    The American Mercury, January 1932, pp. 125-127
  276. [+]
    Literary Confidences (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Tar: A Midwest Childhood, by Sherwood Anderson
    1. Tar: A Midwest Childhood by Sherwood Anderson
    2. More Miles by Harry Kemp
    The American Mercury, March 1927, pp. 382-383
  277. [+]
    Literary Shock Troops (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Caravan, by Alfred Kreymborg, Lewis Mumford, and Paul Rosenfeld, ...
    1. The American Caravan by Alfred Kreymborg, Lewis Mumford, and Paul Rosenfeld, ...
    The American Mercury, November 1927, p. 382
  278. [+]
    The Literature of Sex (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Hygiene of Sex, by Max von Gruber
    1. Hygiene of Sex by Max von Gruber
    The American Mercury, May 1926, p. 127
  279. A Little Book in C Major (1916)
    H.L. Mencken
    1 Review
  280. The Library
    [+]
    The Little Red Schoolhouse (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Goslings, by Upton Sinclair
    1. The Goslings by Upton Sinclair
    The American Mercury, April 1924, p. 504
  281. Ludendorff
    H.L. Mencken
    The Atlantic Monthly, June 1917, pp. 823-831
  282. [+]
    The Machine that is Man (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Wisdom of the Body, by Walter B. Cannon
    1. The Wisdom of the Body by Walter B. Cannon
    The American Mercury, July 1932, pp. 382-383
  283. The Mailed Fist and its Prophet
    H.L. Mencken
    The Atlantic Monthly, November 1914, pp. 598-607
  284. Making a President (1932)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Footnote to the Saga of Democracy
    5 Reviews, 2 Readable
  285. [+]
    The Making of a God (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Myths After Lincoln, by Lloyd Lewis
    1. Myths After Lincoln by Lloyd Lewis
    The American Mercury, July 1929, pp. 380-381
  286. The Library
    [+]
    Man and the Universe (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Preface to Morals, by Walter Lippmann
    1. A Preface to Morals by Walter Lippmann
    2. Mid-Channel: An American Chronicle by Ludwig Lewisohn
    The American Mercury, July 1929, p. 379
  287. [+]
    Man as a Mechanism (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Human Body, by Logan Clendening
    1. The Human Body by Logan Clendening
    The Nation, October 19, 1927, p. 427
  288. The Library
    [+]
    Man of God: American Style (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Elmer Gantry, by Sinclair Lewis
    1. Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis
    The American Mercury, April 1927, pp. 506-507
  289. The Library
    [+]
    Mankind in the Mass (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Fundamentals of Social Psychology, by Emory S. Bogardus
    1. Fundamentals of Social Psychology by Emory S. Bogardus
    2. Psychology by Everett Dean Martin
    3. The Basis of Social Theory by Albert G.A. Balz and William S.A. Pott
    The American Mercury, August 1924, p. 506
  290. [+]
    Mark Twain on Himself (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Mark Twain's Autobiography, by Mark Twain
    1. Mark Twain's Autobiography by Mark Twain
    The American Mercury, December 1924, p. 507
  291. [+]
    Martyrs to Service (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Andree's Story: The Complete Record of His Polar Flight, by S.A. Andree, Nils Strindber...
    1. Andree's Story: The Complete Record of His Polar Flight by S.A. Andree, Nils Strindberg, and Knut Frankel
    The American Mercury, February 1931, pp. 254-255
  292. [+]
    Marvels from Vienna (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics, by Paul Kammerer
    1. The Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics by Paul Kammerer
    2. Sigmund Freud: His Personality, His Teaching and His School by Fritz Wittels
    3. Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego by Sigmund Freud
    4. Beyond the Pleasure Principle by Sigmund Freud
    The American Mercury, November 1924, p. 380
  293. [+]
    A Master of Platitude (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Life Story of Orison Swett Marden, by Margaret Connolly
    1. The Life Story of Orison Swett Marden by Margaret Connolly
    The American Mercury, February 1926, pp. 252-253
  294. [+]
    A Master Pedagogue (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Charles W. Eliot: President of Harvard University, 1869-1909, by Henry James
    1. Charles W. Eliot: President of Harvard University, 1869-1909 by Henry James
    The Nation, December 3, 1930, p. 617
  295. The Library
    [+]
    Max vs. the Microbe (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Public Health Administration and the Natural History of Disease in Bal, by William Trav...
    1. Public Health Administration and the Natural History of Disease in Bal by William Travis Howard
    The American Mercury, March 1925, pp. 378-379
  296. Meditation in E Minor
    H.L. Mencken
    The New Republic, September 8, 1920, pp. 38-39
  297. Meditation in E Minor
    H.L. Mencken
    The New Republic, November 22, 1954, p. 81
  298. [+]
    Memorials of Dishonor (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Tragic Era, by Claude G. Bowers
    1. The Tragic Era by Claude G. Bowers
    The American Mercury, November 1929, p. 381
  299. [+]
    Men in Cages (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Life and Death in Sing Sing, by Lewis Edward Lawes
    1. Life and Death in Sing Sing by Lewis Edward Lawes
    2. Chicago May: Her Story by May Churchill Sharpe
    The American Mercury, January 1929, pp. 124-126
  300. [+]
    Men of Vision (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Oklahoma City's Younger Leaders, by Rex Francis Harlow
    1. Oklahoma City's Younger Leaders by Rex Francis Harlow
    The American Mercury, November 1931, pp. 382-383
  301. Men Versus the Man (1910)
    Robert Rives La Monte and H.L. Mencken
    A Correspondence Between Robert Rives la Monte, Socialist, and H.L. Mencken, ...
    1 Review
  302. The Library
    [+]
    The Men Who Govern Us (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Mirrors of 1932, by Anonymous
    1. The Mirrors of 1932 by Anonymous
    2. Washington Merry-Go-Round by Anonymous
    The American Mercury, October 1931, pp. 251-252
  303. Mencken and Sara: A Life in Letters (1987)
    Marion Elizabeth Rodgers, H.L. Mencken, and Sara Haardt, ...
    The Private Correspondence of H.L. Mencken and Sara Haardt
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  304. A Mencken Chrestomathy (1949)
    H.L. Mencken
    5 Reviews, 1 Readable
  305. Mencken on the Military
    Henry L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, January 1952, pp. 21-25
  306. Menckeniana: A Schimpflexicon (1928)
    H.L. Mencken
    2 Reviews
  307. Minority Report (1956)
    H.L. Mencken
    H.L. Mencken's Notebooks
    7 Reviews, 2 Readable
  308. The Library
    [+]
    The Modern Gomorrah (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Chicago, by Charles E. Merriam
    1. Chicago by Charles E. Merriam
    The American Mercury, August 1929, pp. 506-507
  309. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Poet Assassinated, by Guillaume Apollinaire
    1. The Poet Assassinated by Guillaume Apollinaire
    The American Mercury, March 1924, pp. 377-378
  310. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    Emerson: The Enraptured Yankee, by Regis Michaud
    1. Emerson: The Enraptured Yankee by Regis Michaud
    The American Mercury, October 1930, p. 251
  311. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Wet Parade, by Upton Sinclair
    1. The Wet Parade by Upton Sinclair
    The Nation, September 23, 1931, p. 310
  312. The Motive of the Critic
    H.L. Mencken
    The New Republic, October 26, 1921, pp. 249-250
  313. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    A Million and One Nights, by Terry Ramsaye
    1. A Million and One Nights by Terry Ramsaye
    The American Mercury, February 1927, pp. 252-253
  314. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Great Mistake, by John Knox
    1. The Great Mistake by John Knox
    The American Mercury, January 1931, pp. 122-125
  315. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Dissenting Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes, by Alfred Lief and Oliver Wendell Holmes
    1. The Dissenting Opinions of Mr. Justice Holmes by Alfred Lief and Oliver Wendell Holmes
    The American Mercury, May 1930, pp. 122-123
  316. Mr. Mencken Replies
    H.L. Mencken
    The Bookman, June 1922, p. 367
  317. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    Music: A Science and an Art, by John Redfield
    1. Music: A Science and an Art by John Redfield
    2. Antheil and the Treatise on Harmony by Ezra Pound
    The American Mercury, August 1928, pp. 506-507
  318. My Current Reading
    H.L. Mencken
    The Saturday Review, May 22, 1948, p. 14
  319. My Dear Walpole
    H.L. Mencken
    An Open Letter
    The Bookman, December 1925, p. 438
  320. My Life as Author and Editor (1992)
    H.L. Mencken and Jonathan Yardley
    6 Reviews, 2 Readable
  321. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    Edgar Allan Poe: A Study in Genius, by Joseph Wood Krutch
    1. Edgar Allan Poe: A Study in Genius by Joseph Wood Krutch
    The Nation, March 17, 1926, p. 289
  322. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Psychology of Character, by A.A. Roback
    1. The Psychology of Character by A.A. Roback
    The American Mercury, April 1928, p. 510
  323. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Encyclopaedia Britannica, by J.L. Garvin and Franklin H. Hooper
    1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica by J.L. Garvin and Franklin H. Hooper
    The American Mercury, January 1930, p. 125
  324. The New Deal Mentality
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, May 1936, pp. 1-11
  325. A New Dictionary of Quotations (1942)
    H.L. Mencken
    On Historical Principles from Ancient and Modern Sources
    6 Reviews, 2 Readable
  326. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    Barrett Wendell and His Letters, by M.A. DeWolfe Howe and Barrett Wendell
    1. Barrett Wendell and His Letters by M.A. DeWolfe Howe and Barrett Wendell
    The American Mercury, April 1925, pp. 509-510
  327. [+]
    New Fiction (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    2. Barren Ground by Ellen Glasgow
    3. The Constant Nymph by Margaret Kennedy
    4. Sea Horses by Francis Brett Young
    The American Mercury, July 1925, pp. 382-383
  328. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    Recent Changes in American Constitutional Theory, by John W. Burgess
    1. Recent Changes in American Constitutional Theory by John W. Burgess
    The American Mercury, January 1924, p. 121
  329. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    For Lancelot Andrewes, by T.S. Eliot
    1. For Lancelot Andrewes by T.S. Eliot
    The American Mercury, September 1929, p. 123
  330. The New Mencken Letters (1977)
    Carl Bode and H.L. Mencken
    7 Reviews, 4 Readable
  331. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, Unabridged,
    1. Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, Unabridged
    The Nation, October 17, 1934, p. 450
  332. Newspaper Days, 1899-1906 (1941)
    H.L. Mencken
    4 Reviews, 2 Readable
  333. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Principles of Journalism, by Casper S. Yost
    1. The Principles of Journalism by Casper S. Yost
    2. The Ethics of Journalism by Nelson Antrim Crawford
    The American Mercury, June 1924, pp. 248-249
  334. Newspaper Morals
    Henry l. Mencken
    The Atlantic Monthly, March 1914, pp. 289-296
  335. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Great Pacific War, by Hector C. Bywater
    1. The Great Pacific War by Hector C. Bywater
    The American Mercury, December 1925, pp. 507-508
  336. [+]
    The Nine Against Liberty (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Losing Liberty Judicially, by Thomas James Norton
    1. Losing Liberty Judicially by Thomas James Norton
    The American Mercury, January 1929, p. 127
  337. The Library
    [+]
    Nine American Statesmen (10 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Woodrow Wilson: Life and Letters, Vol. II, by Ray Stannard Baker and Woodrow Wilson
    1. Woodrow Wilson: Life and Letters, Vol. II by Ray Stannard Baker and Woodrow Wilson
    2. Crowded Years by William G. McAdoo and W.E. Woodward
    3. Franklin D. Roosevelt by Ernest Kidder Lindley
    4. The Strange Career of Mr. Hoover Under Two Flags by John Hamill
    5. Power and Glory by Walter Davenport
    6. Gaynor by Louis H. Pink
    7. Abraham Lincoln by Emanuel Hertz
    8. Franklin Pierce: Young Hickory of the Granite Hills by Roy Franklin Nichols
    9. Roosevelt in the Rough by Jack Willis and Horace Smith
    10. Theodore Roosevelt: A Biography by Henry F. Pringle
    The American Mercury, February 1932, pp. 250-252
  338. [+]
    Nonsense as Science (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Wild Talents, by Charles Fort
    1. Wild Talents by Charles Fort
    The American Mercury, August 1932, pp. 508-510
  339. [+]
    Nonsense Out of the East (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Hindu Mysticism, by S.N. Dasgupta
    1. Hindu Mysticism by S.N. Dasgupta
    The American Mercury, October 1927, p. 253
  340. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    The People's Choice, by Herbert Agar
    1. The People's Choice by Herbert Agar
    The American Mercury, October 1933, pp. 249-251
  341. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    Who's Who in America, 1926, by Albert Nelson Marquis
    1. Who's Who in America, 1926 by Albert Nelson Marquis
    The American Mercury, December 1926, pp. 509-510
  342. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing, by Lewis Edward Lawes
    1. Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing by Lewis Edward Lawes
    2. Crime, Criminals and Criminal Justice by Nathaniel F. Cantor
    The American Mercury, July 1932, pp. 379-381
  343. Notes on Democracy (1926)
    H.L. Mencken
    7 Reviews, 4 Readable
  344. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Life of Richard Wagner, Vol. I: 1813-1848, by Ernest Newman
    1. The Life of Richard Wagner, Vol. I: 1813-1848 by Ernest Newman
    2. Wagner by W.J. Turner
    The American Mercury, November 1933, pp. 381-383
  345. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    Berlin, by Joseph Hergesheimer
    1. Berlin by Joseph Hergesheimer
    2. Sheridan: A Military Narrative by Joseph Hergesheimer
    3. Biography and Bibliographies by Joseph Hergesheimer
    The American Mercury, October 1932, pp. 251-253
  346. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    God's Stepchildren, by Sarah Gertrude Millin
    1. God's Stepchildren by Sarah Gertrude Millin
    2. That Nice Young Couple by Francis Hackett
    3. Harvest in Poland by Geoffrey Dennis
    4. Replenishing Jessica by Maxwell Bodenheim
    The American Mercury, August 1925, pp. 507-509
  347. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    Introduction to Technocracy, by Howard Scott
    1. Introduction to Technocracy by Howard Scott
    2. The ABC of Technocracy by Frank Arkright
    3. Towards Technocracy by Graham A. Laing
    4. Technocracy by Allen Raymond
    5. What is Technocracy? by Allen Raymond
    6. Life in a Technocracy by Harold Loeb
    7. Technocracy: An Interpretation by Stuart Chase
    8. The New Deal by Anonymous
    The American Mercury, April 1933, pp. 505-506
  348. [+]
    Old Ludwig (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Beethoven, by Paul Bekker
    1. Beethoven by Paul Bekker
    The American Mercury, April 1926, pp. 509-510
  349. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Unconscious Beethoven, by Ernest Newman
    1. The Unconscious Beethoven by Ernest Newman
    The American Mercury, June 1927, pp. 251-252
  350. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    God Without Thunder, by John Crowe Ransom
    1. God Without Thunder by John Crowe Ransom
    The American Mercury, January 1931, pp. 126-127
  351. Holliday Book Supplement
    On Living in the United States
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, December 7, 1921, pp. 655-656
  352. On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe (1956)
    H.L. Mencken and Malcolm Moos
    5 Reviews, 3 Readable
  353. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    Remembered Yesterdays, by Robert Underwood Johnson
    1. Remembered Yesterdays by Robert Underwood Johnson
    The American Mercury, February 1924, pp. 249-250
  354. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    Symbiotism and the Origin of Species, by Ivan E. Wallin
    1. Symbiotism and the Origin of Species by Ivan E. Wallin
    The American Mercury, April 1927, pp. 508-509
  355. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    Malignancy and Evolution, by Morley Roberts
    1. Malignancy and Evolution by Morley Roberts
    The American Mercury, July 1926, pp. 379-380
  356. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Life of Sir William Osler, by Harvey Cushing
    1. The Life of Sir William Osler by Harvey Cushing
    The American Mercury, August 1925, pp. 505-506
  357. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    Anatole France Himself: A Boswellian Record, by Jean Jacques Brousson
    1. Anatole France Himself: A Boswellian Record by Jean Jacques Brousson
    2. Brigham Young by M.R. Werner
    3. Augustus Baldwin Longstreet by John Donald Wade
    4. John L. Sullivan: An Intimate Narrative by Roy F. Dibble
    5. Bare Souls by Gamaliel Bradford
    6. Seventy Years of Life and Labor by Samuel Gompers
    7. The Life of Thomas Hardy by Ernest Brennecke, Jr.
    The American Mercury, August 1925, p. 510
  358. Our Borrowed Vocabulary
    H.L. Mencken
    The Saturday Review, June 29, 1940, p. 13
  359. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, by William Little, H.W....
    1. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles by William Little, H.W. Fowler, and Jessie S. Coulson, ...
    The American Mercury, June 1933, p. 251
  360. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    Men of Art, by Thomas Craven
    1. Men of Art by Thomas Craven
    The American Mercury, July 1931, p. 379
  361. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    England's Crisis, by Andre Siegfried
    1. England's Crisis by Andre Siegfried
    The American Mercury, July 1931, pp. 380-381
  362. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Wines of France, by H. Warner Allen
    1. The Wines of France by H. Warner Allen
    2. A Practical Guide to French Wines by William Bird
    The American Mercury, November 1924, p. 381
  363. Past and Present
    George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken
    Clinical Notes
    The American Mercury, December 1952, pp. 121-130
  364. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Beliefs of 700 Ministers, by George Herbert Betts
    1. The Beliefs of 700 Ministers by George Herbert Betts
    The American Mercury, August 1929, p. 509
  365. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The World's Illusion, by Jacob Wassermann
    1. The World's Illusion by Jacob Wassermann
    The Nation, December 8, 1920, pp. 668-669
  366. Peace on Earth
    H.L. Mencken
    The Rothbard-Rockwell Report, May 1991, pp. 10-12
  367. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    Forum Papers: Second Series, by Charles Robert Gaston
    1. Forum Papers: Second Series by Charles Robert Gaston
    The American Mercury, July 1925, p. 378
  368. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    Humanism and America, by Norman Foerster
    1. Humanism and America by Norman Foerster
    The American Mercury, May 1930, pp. 125-127
  369. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Worst Journey in the World, by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
    1. The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
    The American Mercury, September 1930, p. 123
  370. A Personal Word (1921)
    H.L. Mencken
  371. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Philosophy of "As If", by Hans Vaihinger
    1. The Philosophy of "As If" by Hans Vaihinger
    The American Mercury, October 1924, pp. 253-254
  372. The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1908)
    Henry L. Mencken
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  373. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    Rotary, by Frank H. Lamb
    1. Rotary by Frank H. Lamb
    The American Mercury, July 1927, pp. 379-380
  374. Pistols for Two (1917)
    H.L. Mencken
  375. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Book of Earth, by Alfred Noyes
    1. The Book of Earth by Alfred Noyes
    2. The New Spoon River by Edgar Lee Masters
    3. A Lover of the Land, and Other Poems by Frederick Niven
    4. The Last Judgment by George E. Curran
    5. Drei Balladen by Alfons Paquet
    6. Poems by Oliver Wells
    7. Basic Aims by Charles Blamfield
    8. The Sunny Side of Life by James Harvey Spencer
    9. Funeralities by Peggy Bacon
    10. Cosmen---Exiles by John G. Jury
    11. Will-o'-the-Wisp by Dorothy Dow
    12. Poems by Charles Wells Russell
    13. Rickety Rimes of Riq by Richard Tupper Atwater
    14. Sonata, and Other Poems by John Erskine
    15. Dionysus in Doubt by Edwin Arlington Robinson
    16. Wasted by Kathryn Peck
    17. Lyrics to the Olympian Deities by Jamus Jay
    18. A Poetry Recital by James Stephens
    19. A Harp in the Winds by Daniel MacIntyre Henderson
    20. Truth and Music by Allan Dowling
    21. Rangeland Melodies by E. Richard Shipp
    22. Collected Poems of H.D. by Hilda Doolittle
    23. Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson by Conrad Aiken and Emily Dickinson
    24. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Martha Dickinson Bianchi and Emily Dickinson
    25. Song of the Broad-Axe by Walt Whitman
    26. Later Poems by William Butler Yeats
    27. A Golden Treasury of Irish Verse by Lennox Robinson
    28. The Best Poems of 1924 by Thomas Moult
    29. An Anthology of Pure Poetry by George Moore
    The American Mercury, October 1925, pp. 251-253
  376. [+]
    Poison Through the Mails (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Molineux Case, by Samuel Klaus
    1. The Molineux Case by Samuel Klaus
    The American Mercury, November 1929, pp. 382-383
  377. [+]
    Pongo Americanus (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Lose with a Smile, by Ring W. Lardner
    1. Lose with a Smile by Ring W. Lardner
    The American Mercury, June 1933, pp. 254-256
  378. [+]
    Portrait of a Christian Woman (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Carry Nation, by Herbert Asbury
    1. Carry Nation by Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, December 1929, p. 509
  379. The Library
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    Portrait of a Lady (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Case of Mr. Crump, by Ludwig Lewisohn
    1. The Case of Mr. Crump by Ludwig Lewisohn
    The American Mercury, March 1927, p. 379
  380. [+]
    Portrait of an Idealist (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Biography of Everett Wentworth Hill, by Rex Francis Harlow
    1. A Biography of Everett Wentworth Hill by Rex Francis Harlow
    The American Mercury, December 1930, pp. 509-510
  381. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    Meet General Grant, by W.E. Woodward
    1. Meet General Grant by W.E. Woodward
    The American Mercury, February 1929, pp. 251-252
  382. The Library
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    H.L. Mencken
    The History of Witchcraft and Demonology, by Montague Summers
    1. The History of Witchcraft and Demonology by Montague Summers
    The American Mercury, May 1927, pp. 123-124
  383. [+]
    The Powers of the Air (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    An Approach to the Psychology of Religion, by J. Cyril Flower
    1. An Approach to the Psychology of Religion by J. Cyril Flower
    2. Christianity, Past and Present by Charles Guignebert
    The American Mercury, May 1928, pp. 124-125
  384. Prejudices, Second Series (1920)
    H.L. Mencken
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  385. Prejudices, Sixth Series (1927)
    H.L. Mencken
    4 Reviews, 2 Readable
  386. Prejudices: A Selection (1958)
    H.L. Mencken and James T. Farrell
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  387. Prejudices: Fifth Series (1926)
    H.L. Mencken
    4 Reviews, 3 Readable
  388. Prejudices: First Series (1919)
    H.L. Mencken
    5 Reviews, 2 Readable
  389. Prejudices: Fourth Series (1924)
    H.L. Mencken
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  390. Prejudices: The Complete Series (2010)
    H.L. Mencken
    1 Review
  391. Prejudices: Third Series (1922)
    H.L. Mencken
    4 Reviews, 2 Readable
  392. The Library
    [+]
    A Primeval Uplifter (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Lucy Stone, by Alice Stone Blackwell
    1. Lucy Stone by Alice Stone Blackwell
    The American Mercury, December 1930, pp. 506-507
  393. [+]
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    H.L. Mencken
    The Standard of American Speech and Other Papers, by Fred Newton Scott
    1. The Standard of American Speech and Other Papers by Fred Newton Scott
    2. How to Describe and Narrate Visually by Lucius Adelno Sherman
    The American Mercury, October 1926, p. 255
  394. [+]
    The Progress of Science (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    What People Want to Read About, by Douglas Waples and Ralph W. Tyler
    1. What People Want to Read About by Douglas Waples and Ralph W. Tyler
    The American Mercury, October 1931, p. 253
  395. [+]
    Provincial Literature (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Story of Detroit, by George B. Catlin
    1. The Story of Detroit by George B. Catlin
    2. The Outlaws of Cave-in-Rock by Otto A. Rothert
    3. Out of the Desert by Otto White
    4. Men of Maryland Since the Civil War by Paul Winchester
    The American Mercury, April 1924, pp. 505-506
  396. [+]
    Pseudo-Science (6 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Rejuvenation and the Prolongation of Human Efficiency, by Paul Kammerer
    1. Rejuvenation and the Prolongation of Human Efficiency by Paul Kammerer
    2. Rejuvenation by George F. Corners and A.S. Blumgarten
    3. The Re-Creating of the Individual by Beatrice M. Hinkle
    4. A Plea for Monogamy by Wilfrid Lay
    5. The Philosophy of Civilization by R.H. Towner
    6. Contraception by Marie Carmichael Stopes
    The American Mercury, February 1924, p. 251
  397. [+]
    Pseudo-Science (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The New Criminology, by Max G. Schlapp and Edward H. Smith
    1. The New Criminology by Max G. Schlapp and Edward H. Smith
    The American Mercury, July 1928, pp. 381-382
  398. [+]
    Psychology (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Psychology: A Simplification, by Loyd Ring Coleman and Saxe Comrains
    1. Psychology: A Simplification by Loyd Ring Coleman and Saxe Comrains
    The American Mercury, July 1927, pp. 382-383
  399. [+]
    Quod Est Veritas? (17 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    What Is There Left to Believe?, by Herbert Parrish
    1. What Is There Left to Believe? by Herbert Parrish
    2. The Catholic Faith by Paul Elmer More
    3. Has Science Discovered God? by Edward H. Cotton
    4. Jesus Through the Centuries by Shirley Jackson Case
    5. The Great Amphibium by Joseph Needham
    6. Within by Thomas L. Masson
    7. The Growth of the Idea of God by Shailer Mathews
    8. Social Substance of Religion by Gerald Heard
    9. A Rabbi Takes Stock by Solomon Goldman
    10. As a Jew Sees Jesus by Ernest R. Trattner
    11. Since Calvary by Lewis Browne
    12. Science Rediscovers God by Ronald Campbell Macfie
    13. Evolution and Theology by Ernest C. Messenger
    14. The World of the New Testament by T.R. Glover
    15. The Kingdom of God in the New Testament by Ernest F. Scott
    16. The Devil in Legend and Literature by Maximilian Rudwin
    17. The Story of the Devil by Arturo Graf
    The American Mercury, April 1932, pp. 506-510
  400. The Library
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    The Races of Man (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Environment and Race, by Thomas Griffith Taylor
    1. Environment and Race by Thomas Griffith Taylor
    The American Mercury, December 1927, p. 507
  401. [+]
    Rambles in Fiction (5 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Race, by William McFee
    1. Race by William McFee
    2. Streets of Night by John Dos Passos
    3. Women and Wives by Harvey Fergusson
    4. A Hind Let Loose by C.E. Montague
    5. Country People by Ruth Suckow
    The American Mercury, July 1924, pp. 380-381
  402. The Reds and Civil Rights
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, July 1936, pp. 284-289
  403. [+]
    Refinement Made Easy (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage, by Emily Post
    1. Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage by Emily Post
    The American Mercury, February 1928, p. 255
  404. [+]
    Religion in America (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Twilight of Christianity, by Harry Elmer Barnes
    1. The Twilight of Christianity by Harry Elmer Barnes
    The Nation, December 11, 1929, p. 722
  405. A Religious Orgy in Tennessee (2006)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Reporter's Account of the Scopes Monkey Trial
    1 Review
  406. [+]
    The Reporter at Work (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Best News Stories of 1923, by Joseph Anthony
    1. The Best News Stories of 1923 by Joseph Anthony
    The American Mercury, August 1924, pp. 508-509
  407. Reprints
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, December 1924, p. 508
  408. The Library
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    A Reverend Novelist (Review)
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    The Love Complex, by Thomas Dixon
    1. The Love Complex by Thomas Dixon
    The American Mercury, September 1925, pp. 122-123
  409. [+]
    Review (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Life and Letters of Henry William Thomas, Mixologist, by Henry William Thomas
    1. Life and Letters of Henry William Thomas, Mixologist by Henry William Thomas
    The American Mercury, February 1927, pp. 254-255
  410. [+]
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    The Cambridge Ancient History, by I.E.S. Edwards, C.J. Gadd, N.G.L. Hammond, and E. Sol...
    1. The Cambridge Ancient History by I.E.S. Edwards, C.J. Gadd, N.G.L. Hammond, and E. Sollberger, ...
    The American Mercury, October 1927, pp. 254-255
  411. The Library
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    Reviews (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Polish Heritage of Joseph Conrad, by Gustav Morf
    1. The Polish Heritage of Joseph Conrad by Gustav Morf
    2. Sin and Sex by Robert Briffault
    The American Mercury, June 1931, pp. 251-255
  412. The Library
    [+]
    Revolutions (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Natural History of Revolution, by Lyford P. Edwards
    1. The Natural History of Revolution by Lyford P. Edwards
    The American Mercury, November 1927, pp. 379-381
  413. [+]
    The Riddle of the Universe (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nature of the Physical World, by Sir Arthur S. Eddington
    1. The Nature of the Physical World by Sir Arthur S. Eddington
    2. Man a Machine by Joseph Needham
    The American Mercury, April 1929, pp. 509-510
  414. The Rights of a Columnist
    William Allen White, Julian Harris, and Waldo Cook, ...
    The Nation, May 30, 1928, pp. 607-608
  415. The Library
    [+]
    Ring W. Lardner (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    How to Write Short Stories, by Ring W. Lardner
    1. How to Write Short Stories by Ring W. Lardner
    The American Mercury, July 1924, p. 376
  416. [+]
    Risum Teneatis? (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Our Government, by James M. Cain
    1. Our Government by James M. Cain
    The American Mercury, September 1930, pp. 126-127
  417. [+]
    The Russian Imposture (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Russia in Transition: A Business Man's Appraisal, by Elisha M. Friedman
    1. Russia in Transition: A Business Man's Appraisal by Elisha M. Friedman
    2. Soviet Russia As I Saw It by William Josephus Robinson
    The American Mercury, February 1933, pp. 253-255
  418. The Library
    [+]
    Russian Music (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    My Musical Life, by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
    1. My Musical Life by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
    The American Mercury, January 1924, p. 120
  419. [+]
    The Russian Phantasmagoria (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    My Life, by Leon Trotsky
    1. My Life by Leon Trotsky
    The American Mercury, July 1930, pp. 381-383
  420. [+]
    Sacerdotal Agonies (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Problems of Protestantism, by Lewis Gaston Leary
    1. Problems of Protestantism by Lewis Gaston Leary
    The American Mercury, May 1933, pp. 126-128
  421. [+]
    A Saga of the North (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Seven Iron Men, by Paul de Kruif
    1. Seven Iron Men by Paul de Kruif
    The Nation, October 30, 1929, p. 495
  422. [+]
    Sandburg's "Lincoln" (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, by Carl Sandburg
    1. Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years by Carl Sandburg
    The American Mercury, July 1926, p. 381
  423. [+]
    Sassing Teacher (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Critique of Humanism, by C. Hartley Grattan
    1. The Critique of Humanism by C. Hartley Grattan
    The American Mercury, August 1930, p. 508
  424. [+]
    The Schoolmarm's Goal (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Social Objectives of School English, by Charles S. Pendleton
    1. The Social Objectives of School English by Charles S. Pendleton
    The American Mercury, March 1925, p. 380
  425. The Library
    [+]
    Schwarmerei (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    My Thirty Years' War, by Margaret C. Anderson
    1. My Thirty Years' War by Margaret C. Anderson
    The American Mercury, July 1930, pp. 379-380
  426. The Library
    [+]
    Science and Theology (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Religion of Scientists, by C.L. Drawbridge
    1. The Religion of Scientists by C.L. Drawbridge
    The American Mercury, September 1932, pp. 123-126
  427. The Library
    [+]
    The Science of Life (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    An Introduction to General Biology, by S.J. Holmes
    1. An Introduction to General Biology by S.J. Holmes
    The American Mercury, February 1927, p. 251
  428. The Library
    [+]
    Science vs. Religion (6 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Where Is Science Going?, by Max Planck
    1. Where Is Science Going? by Max Planck
    2. The New Background of Science by James Jeans
    3. The Logic of Science by William G. Ballantine
    4. The Universe and Life by H.S. Jennings
    5. Scientific Theory and Religion by Ernest William Barnes
    6. The Natural Sciences by Bernhard Bavink
    The American Mercury, November 1933, pp. 379-380
  429. [+]
    The Scourge of Satan (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Life of Dwight L. Moody, by William R. Moody
    1. Life of Dwight L. Moody by William R. Moody
    The American Mercury, September 1930, pp. 124-125
  430. A Second Mencken Chrestomathy (1995)
    Terry Teachout and H.L. Mencken
    4 Reviews, 1 Readable
  431. Selected Prejudices (1928)
    H.L. Mencken
    1 Review
  432. The Sex Uproar
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, July 23, 1924, pp. 91-92
  433. [+]
    Shaw and His Frankenstein (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    George Bernard Shaw: Man of the Century, by Archibald Henderson
    1. George Bernard Shaw: Man of the Century by Archibald Henderson
    The American Mercury, April 1933, pp. 507-510
  434. The Library
    [+]
    Shock Troops (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Jesuit Enigma, by E. Boyd Barrett
    1. The Jesuit Enigma by E. Boyd Barrett
    The American Mercury, January 1928, pp. 123-124
  435. The Library
    [+]
    Shock Troops of Zion (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Pressure Politics, by Peter H. Odegard
    1. Pressure Politics by Peter H. Odegard
    2. Wayne Wheeler, Dry Boss by Justin Steuart
    The American Mercury, October 1928, pp. 252-253
  436. A Short View of Gamalielese
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, April 27, 1921, p. 621
  437. [+]
    Sidelights on an Heroic Epoch (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Breaking the Silence, by Thomas St. John Gaffney
    1. Breaking the Silence by Thomas St. John Gaffney
    2. From Steerage to Congress by Richard Bartholdt
    The American Mercury, April 1931, p. 508
  438. [+]
    The Siege of Babel (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    An International Language, by Otto Jespersen
    1. An International Language by Otto Jespersen
    The American Mercury, November 1928, p. 382
  439. [+]
    The Siege of Nature (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Men Against Death, by Paul de Kruif
    1. Men Against Death by Paul de Kruif
    2. Antony Van Leeuwenhoek and His "Little Animals" by Clifford Dobell
    The American Mercury, January 1933, pp. 123-124
  440. [+]
    The Slav Utopia (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Tragedy of Russia, by Will Durant
    1. The Tragedy of Russia by Will Durant
    The American Mercury, October 1933, pp. 252-255
  441. [+]
    The Slave and His Ways (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Labor Year Book, 1923-24, by The Rand School of Social Science
    1. The American Labor Year Book, 1923-24 by The Rand School of Social Science
    2. Rebellion in Labor Unions by Sylvia Kopald
    3. The Personal Relation in Industry by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
    4. Englands Labour Rulers by Iconoclast
    The American Mercury, July 1924, pp. 382-383
  442. [+]
    The Slave of Love (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Henry the Eighth, by Francis Hackett
    1. Henry the Eighth by Francis Hackett
    The American Mercury, August 1929, p. 508
  443. [+]
    The Smut-Snufflers (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Indecency and the Seven Arts, by Horace M. Kallen
    1. Indecency and the Seven Arts by Horace M. Kallen
    2. Meddlers by H.I. Brock
    3. Pornography and Obscenity by D.H. Lawrence
    4. Who's Obscene? by Mary Ware Dennett
    The American Mercury, June 1930, p. 253
  444. Some Southern Given-Names
    H.L. Mencken
    The Saturday Review, September 14, 1940, p. 11
  445. [+]
    The Sough of Words (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Modern American Prose, by Carl Van Doren
    1. Modern American Prose by Carl Van Doren
    The Nation, August 8, 1934, p. 165
  446. The Library
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    The South Looks Ahead (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Advancing South, by Edwin Mims
    1. The Advancing South by Edwin Mims
    The American Mercury, August 1926, pp. 506-508
  447. Southern Album (1936)
    Sara Haardt and H.L. Mencken
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  448. The Library
    [+]
    The Southern Negro (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro, by Newbell Niles Puckett
    1. Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro by Newbell Niles Puckett
    2. Negro Wordaday Songs by Howard W. Odum and Guy Benton Johnson
    The American Mercury, October 1926, pp. 251-253
  449. The Library
    [+]
    A Southern Skeptic (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Virginia Edition of the Works of Ellen Glasgow, by Ellen Glasgow
    1. The Virginia Edition of the Works of Ellen Glasgow by Ellen Glasgow
    The American Mercury, August 1933, pp. 504-505
  450. The Library
    [+]
    The Spanish Idea of a Good Time (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Death in the Afternoon, by Ernest Hemingway
    1. Death in the Afternoon by Ernest Hemingway
    The American Mercury, December 1932, p. 506
  451. [+]
    Spanish Katzenjammer (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Revolt of the Masses, by Jose Ortega y Gasset
    1. The Revolt of the Masses by Jose Ortega y Gasset
    The Nation, September 21, 1932, p. 260
  452. Special Ed
    H.L. Mencken and Britton Manasco
    Factory-like Schooling may soon be a thing of the Past.
    Reason, July 1996, pp. 20-25
  453. [+]
    Speech-Day in the Greisenheim (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Academy Papers, by The American Academy of Arts and Letters, ...
    1. Academy Papers by The American Academy of Arts and Letters, ...
    The American Mercury, January 1926, p. 122
  454. [+]
    Sport in the Bible Country (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Rope and Faggot, by Walter Francis White
    1. Rope and Faggot by Walter Francis White
    The American Mercury, July 1929, pp. 382-383
  455. The Library
    [+]
    Spreading the Kingdom (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Christian Missions and Oriental Civilizations, by Maurice T. Price
    1. Christian Missions and Oriental Civilizations by Maurice T. Price
    The American Mercury, June 1925, pp. 250-251
  456. Star-Spangled Men
    H.L. Mencken
    The New Republic, September 29, 1920, pp. 118-119
  457. The State of American Writing, 1948
    H.L. Mencken
    The Partisan Review, August 1948, p. 893
  458. The Library
    [+]
    The State of the Country (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Democracy and Leadership, by Irving Babbitt
    1. Democracy and Leadership by Irving Babbitt
    The American Mercury, September 1924, pp. 123-124
  459. Statements of Belief II
    H.L. Mencken
    The Bookman, October 1928, p. 206
  460. [+]
    Stevenson Again (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Robert Louis Stevenson: A Critical Biography, by John A. Steuart
    1. Robert Louis Stevenson: A Critical Biography by John A. Steuart
    The American Mercury, January 1925, p. 125
  461. [+]
    The Story of a Saint (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The White Robe, by James Branch Cabell
    1. The White Robe by James Branch Cabell
    The American Mercury, April 1929, p. 508
  462. [+]
    Stuart P. Sherman (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Life and Letters of Stuart P. Sherman, by Jacob Zeitlin, Homer Woodbridge, and Stuart P...
    1. Life and Letters of Stuart P. Sherman by Jacob Zeitlin, Homer Woodbridge, and Stuart P. Sherman, ...
    The American Mercury, December 1929, pp. 507-508
  463. Books
    [+]
    The Style of Lincoln (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Letters, by Luther Emerson Robinson
    1. Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Letters by Luther Emerson Robinson
    The Nation, May 16, 1923, p. 574
  464. The Sun-Papers of Baltimore, 1837-1937 (1937)
    Gerald W. Johnson, Frank R. Kent, and H.L. Mencken, ...
    4 Reviews, 2 Readable
  465. [+]
    Superiority in the Young (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Genetic Studies of Genius, Vol. III, by Barbara Borks, Dortha W. Jensen, and Lewis M. T...
    1. Genetic Studies of Genius, Vol. III by Barbara Borks, Dortha W. Jensen, and Lewis M. Terman, ...
    The American Mercury, May 1931, pp. 126-127
  466. [+]
    Sweet Stuff (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Six Days of the Week, by Henry Van Dyke
    1. Six Days of the Week by Henry Van Dyke
    The American Mercury, March 1925, p. 382
  467. [+]
    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot! (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Suicide, by Ruth Shonle Cavan
    1. Suicide by Ruth Shonle Cavan
    The American Mercury, April 1928, pp. 508-509
  468. [+]
    Tap-Day in America (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Who's Who in America, 1936-1937, by Albert Nelson Marquis
    1. Who's Who in America, 1936-1937 by Albert Nelson Marquis
    The Saturday Review, October 24, 1936, pp. 3-4
  469. [+]
    The Tarheel Empire (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    North Carolina, by Samuel Huntington Hobbs, Jr.
    1. North Carolina by Samuel Huntington Hobbs, Jr.
    The American Mercury, August 1930, pp. 509-510
  470. [+]
    The Technique of the Politician (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Political Behavior, by Frank R. Kent
    1. Political Behavior by Frank R. Kent
    The American Mercury, November 1928, p. 383
  471. [+]
    A Texas Schoolmarm (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    My First Thirty Years, by Gertude Beasley
    1. My First Thirty Years by Gertude Beasley
    The American Mercury, January 1926, pp. 123-124
  472. [+]
    These Here States (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    My American Friends, by L.P. Jacks
    1. My American Friends by L.P. Jacks
    The Nation, July 19, 1933, p. 79
  473. These United States. Maryland: Apex of Normalcy
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, May 3, 1922, pp. 517-519
  474. [+]
    The Third Degree (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Literary Blasphemies, by Ernest Augustus Boyd
    1. Literary Blasphemies by Ernest Augustus Boyd
    The American Mercury, February 1928, p. 254
  475. Thirty-Five Years of Newspaper Work (1995)
    Fred Hobson, Vincent Fitzpatrick, and Bradford Jacobs, ...
    A Memoir by H. L. Mencken
    2 Reviews
  476. Thoughts On Current Discontents
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, April 1939, pp. 447-448
  477. Reviews
    [+]
    Thousands of Words (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The American College Dictionary, by Clarence L. Barnhart
    1. The American College Dictionary by Clarence L. Barnhart
    The Partisan Review, March 1948, pp. 371-373
  478. The Library
    [+]
    Three Americans (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Woodrow Wilson: Life and Letters, Vol. II, by Ray Stannard Baker and Woodrow Wilson
    1. Woodrow Wilson: Life and Letters, Vol. II by Ray Stannard Baker and Woodrow Wilson
    2. D. L. Moody: A Worker in Souls by Gamaliel Bradford
    3. Calamity Jane and the Lady Wildcats by Duncan Aikman
    The American Mercury, February 1928, pp. 251-252
  479. [+]
    Three Gay Stories (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The High Place, by James Branch Cabell
    1. The High Place by James Branch Cabell
    2. Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley
    3. The Blind Bow-Boy by Carl Van Vechten
    The American Mercury, March 1924, p. 380
  480. The Library
    [+]
    Three Lively Lives (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Through Many Windows, by Helen Rosen Woodward
    1. Through Many Windows by Helen Rosen Woodward
    2. Brawnyman by James Stevens
    3. Up from Methodism by Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, November 1926, p. 380
  481. [+]
    Three Novels (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Nigger Heaven, by Carl Van Vechten
    1. Nigger Heaven by Carl Van Vechten
    2. Show Boat by Edna Ferber
    3. Two or Three Graces by Aldous Huxley
    The American Mercury, September 1926, p. 127
  482. [+]
    Three Volumes of Fiction (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Horses and Men, by Sherwood Anderson
    1. Horses and Men by Sherwood Anderson
    2. The Rover by Joseph Conrad
    3. A Lost Lady by Willa Cather
    The American Mercury, February 1924, p. 252
  483. Three Years of Dr. Roosevelt
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, March 1936, pp. 257-264
  484. [+]
    Thwacks from the Motherland (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Babbitt Warren, by C.E.M. Joad
    1. The Babbitt Warren by C.E.M. Joad
    The Nation, April 20, 1927, p. 434
  485. [+]
    Training for Press Agents (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Crystallizing Public Opinion, by Edward L. Bernays
    1. Crystallizing Public Opinion by Edward L. Bernays
    The American Mercury, May 1924, p. 123
  486. [+]
    The Travail of Man (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Man's Rough Road, by A.G. Keller
    1. Man's Rough Road by A.G. Keller
    The American Mercury, October 1932, pp. 254-255
  487. [+]
    The Treasures of the Vernacular (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Dictionary of American Slang, by Maurice H. Weseen
    1. A Dictionary of American Slang by Maurice H. Weseen
    The Nation, November 28, 1934, p. 628
  488. Treatise On Right and Wrong (1932)
    H.L. Mencken
    6 Reviews, 3 Readable
  489. Treatise on the Gods (1930)
    H.L. Mencken
    5 Reviews, 3 Readable
  490. The Triumph of the Have-Not
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, January 1938, pp. 16-22
  491. The Library
    [+]
    Tusitala (4 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson, by Rosaline Masson
    1. The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson by Rosaline Masson
    2. An Intimate Portrait of R.L.S. by Lloyd Osbourne
    3. Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Robert Louis Stevenson
    4. Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers by Robert Louis Stevenson
    The American Mercury, November 1924, pp. 378-379
  492. The Library
    [+]
    Twilight in England (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    England: Its Character and Genius, by Wilhelm Dibelius
    1. England: Its Character and Genius by Wilhelm Dibelius
    2. America Conquers Britain by Ludwell Denny
    The American Mercury, June 1930, pp. 251-252
  493. The Library
    [+]
    The Twilight of Freedom (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Liberty, by Everett Dean Martin
    1. Liberty by Everett Dean Martin
    The American Mercury, November 1930, p. 379
  494. The Library
    [+]
    Two Enterprising Ladies (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    My Life, by Isadora Duncan
    1. My Life by Isadora Duncan
    2. In the Service of the King by Aimee Semple McPherson
    The American Mercury, April 1928, pp. 506-507
  495. The Library
    [+]
    Two Gay Rebels (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Collected Works of Samuel Butler, by Henry Festing Jones, A.T. Bartholomew, and Sam...
    1. The Collected Works of Samuel Butler by Henry Festing Jones, A.T. Bartholomew, and Samuel Butler, ...
    2. The Storisende Edition of the Works of James Branch Cabell by James Branch Cabell
    The American Mercury, June 1928, pp. 251-252
  496. The Library
    [+]
    Two Journalists (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Memoirs of an Editor, by Edward P. Mitchell
    1. Memoirs of an Editor by Edward P. Mitchell
    2. Eugene Field's Creative Years by Charles Henry Dennis
    The American Mercury, December 1924, pp. 505-506
  497. The Library
    [+]
    Two Southern Novels (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    They Stooped to Folly, by Ellen Glasgow
    1. They Stooped to Folly by Ellen Glasgow
    2. Cora Potts by Ward Greene
    The American Mercury, October 1929, pp. 251-252
  498. [+]
    Two Views of Russia (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    My Disillusionment in Russia, by Emma Goldman
    1. My Disillusionment in Russia by Emma Goldman
    2. The First Time in History by Anna Louise Strong
    The American Mercury, May 1924, p. 122
  499. [+]
    Two Views of the English (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Englishman, by W. Macneile Dixon
    1. The Englishman by W. Macneile Dixon
    2. The English by G.J. Renier
    The American Mercury, December 1931, pp. 509-510
  500. [+]
    The Uplift: Export Department (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Race and National Solidarity, by Charles Conant Josey
    1. Race and National Solidarity by Charles Conant Josey
    The American Mercury, January 1924, p. 122
  501. The Uplifters Try It Again
    H.L. Mencken
    The Freeman, October 2000, pp. 10-12
  502. The Library
    [+]
    Uprising in the Confederacy (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    I'll Take My Stand, by Louis Decimus Rubin, Jr.
    1. I'll Take My Stand by Louis Decimus Rubin, Jr.
    The American Mercury, March 1931, pp. 379-380
  503. [+]
    A Useful Textbook (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Recettes Pratiques de Mort Violente, by J. Bruller
    1. Recettes Pratiques de Mort Violente by J. Bruller
    The American Mercury, January 1928, p. 125
  504. Utopia by Sterilization
    H.L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, August 1937, pp. 399-408
  505. The Library
    [+]
    Utopia in Little (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Arctic Village, by Robert Marshall
    1. Arctic Village by Robert Marshall
    The American Mercury, May 1933, pp. 124-125
  506. Ventures Into Verse (1903)
    H.L. Mencken
  507. The Vintage Mencken (1955)
    Alistair Cooke and H.L. Mencken
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  508. Vocabulary Glorification
    H.L. Mencken
    The Saturday Review, August 3, 1940, p. 11
  509. [+]
    The Vulgate (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The English Language in America, by George Philip Krapp
    1. The English Language in America by George Philip Krapp
    The Nation, November 25, 1925, p. 599
  510. [+]
    The War Upon the Unseen (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Microbe Hunters, by Paul de Kruif
    1. Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruif
    The Nation, March 3, 1926, p. 235
  511. "Was Europe a Success?"
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, October 3, 1934, p. 374
  512. The Library
    [+]
    The Ways of the Wicked (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Elements of Crime, by Boris Brasol
    1. The Elements of Crime by Boris Brasol
    The American Mercury, March 1928, pp. 379-380
  513. [+]
    Wells at His Best (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Science of Life, by H.G. Wells, Julian Huxley, and G.P. Wells
    1. The Science of Life by H.G. Wells, Julian Huxley, and G.P. Wells
    The American Mercury, March 1931, pp. 381-382
  514. The Library
    [+]
    Wells Completes His Magnus Opus (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Work, Wealth, and Happiness of Mankind, by H.G. Wells
    1. The Work, Wealth, and Happiness of Mankind by H.G. Wells
    The American Mercury, April 1932, p. 505
  515. Books, Drama, Films
    [+]
    Wells Nearing Three Score (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Experiment in Autobiography, by H.G. Wells
    1. Experiment in Autobiography by H.G. Wells
    The Nation, November 14, 1934, p. 567
  516. The Library
    [+]
    Wells Redivivus (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The World of William Clissold, by H.G. Wells
    1. The World of William Clissold by H.G. Wells
    The American Mercury, December 1926, pp. 506-507
  517. The Library
    [+]
    What Constitutes a State? (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Modern State, by R.M. MacIver
    1. The Modern State by R.M. MacIver
    The American Mercury, August 1927, pp. 507-510
  518. What I Believe
    H.L. Mencken
    Living Philosophies, XII
    The Forum, September 1930, pp. 133-139
  519. The Library
    [+]
    What Is Civilization? (8 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    Civilization, by Clive Bell
    1. Civilization by Clive Bell
    2. The Building of Cultures by Roland B. Dixon
    3. Where Is Civilization Going? by Scott Nearing
    4. Anthropology and Modern Life by Franz Boas
    5. In the Beginning by G. Elliot Smith
    6. Pots and Pans by Herbert Spencer Harrison
    7. First Player by Ivor Brown
    8. How We Go Round by Evelyn Sharp
    The American Mercury, January 1929, pp. 122-123
  520. The Library
    [+]
    What Is It All About? (3 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Modern Temper, by Joseph Wood Krutch
    1. The Modern Temper by Joseph Wood Krutch
    2. Science and Good Behavior by H.M. Parshley
    3. The Aims of Education, and Other Essays by Alfred North Whitehead
    The American Mercury, June 1929, pp. 251-252
  521. [+]
    What is Style? (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Genius of Style, by William C. Brownell
    1. The Genius of Style by William C. Brownell
    The American Mercury, March 1925, p. 381
  522. What Is This Talk About Utopia?
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, June 13, 1928, p. 662
  523. [+]
    What Is To Be Done About It? (2 Reviews)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Crime of Punishment, by Margaret Wilson
    1. The Crime of Punishment by Margaret Wilson
    2. Conflicting Penal Theories in Statutory Criminal Law by Mabel A. Elliott
    The American Mercury, September 1931, pp. 124-127
  524. What's Wrong with The Nation?
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, November 21, 1928, p. 542
  525. When We Americans Dine
    H.L. Mencken
    A La Maryland
    The Nation, December 26, 1923, p. 731
  526. [+]
    A Wholesaler in Jerusalem (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Forty Years in Newspaperdom, by Milton A. McRae
    1. Forty Years in Newspaperdom by Milton A. McRae
    The American Mercury, January 1925, p. 123
  527. William Jennings Bryan
    Henry L. Mencken
    The American Mercury, October 1951, pp. 70-74
  528. [+]
    Wisdom Up to Date (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Encyclopedia Americana, by A.H. McDannald
    1. The Encyclopedia Americana by A.H. McDannald
    The American Mercury, June 1932, pp. 254-255
  529. [+]
    Wizards and High Priests (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    A Dictionary of Secret and Other Societies, by Arthur Preuss
    1. A Dictionary of Secret and Other Societies by Arthur Preuss
    The Nation, September 17, 1924, p. 290
  530. The Library
    [+]
    Woes of a 100% American (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The New Barbarians, by Wilbur C. Abbott
    1. The New Barbarians by Wilbur C. Abbott
    The American Mercury, May 1925, pp. 122-123
  531. [+]
    The World of Creatures (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Standard Natural History From Amoega to Man, by W.P. Pycraft
    1. The Standard Natural History From Amoega to Man by W.P. Pycraft
    The American Mercury, September 1932, p. 127
  532. The Worst American State
    Charles Angoff and H.L. Mencken
    Part III
    The American Mercury, November 1931, pp. 355-371
  533. The Worst American State
    Charles Angoff and H.L. Mencken
    Part II
    The American Mercury, October 1931, pp. 175-188
  534. The Worst American State
    Charles Angoff and H.L. Mencken
    Part I
    The American Mercury, September 1931, pp. 1-16
  535. [+]
    The Yankees of the East (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Japan in Recent Times, 1912-1926, by A. Morgan Young
    1. Japan in Recent Times, 1912-1926 by A. Morgan Young
    The American Mercury, October 1929, pp. 254-255
  536. [+]
    Yazoo's Favorite (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    An Old-Fashioned Senator, by Harris Dickson
    1. An Old-Fashioned Senator by Harris Dickson
    The Nation, October 14, 1925, pp. 426-427
  537. A Year of Legal Liquor
    H.L. Mencken
    The Nation, December 12, 1934, p. 666
  538. [+]
    Zola cum Gorky (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    The Autobiography of a Liverpool Irish Slummy, by Patrick O'Mara
    1. The Autobiography of a Liverpool Irish Slummy by Patrick O'Mara
    The American Mercury, September 1933, pp. 126-127
  539. [+]
    A 100% American in Muscovy (Review)
    H.L. Mencken
    Present-Day Russia, by Ivy Lee
    1. Present-Day Russia by Ivy Lee
    The American Mercury, May 1928, p. 126
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