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H. L. Mencken

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American journalist and writer (1880–1956)

Born 1880
Died 1956

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Photo of H. L. Mencken

American journalist and writer (1880–1956)

Born 1880
Died 1956

Subjects

American Authors, Authors, American, American literature, Biography, Mencken, h. l. (henry louis), 1880-1956, Correspondence, English language, Names, Women, History and criticism, Americanisms, History, Personal Names, Social conditions, American essays, Journalists, Politics and government, Sexism, Social and moral questions, Criticism and interpretation, Editors, Authors, american, Presentation inscription from H. L. Mencken, Presentation inscription to B. F. Swan, Social life and customs

Places

United States, Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore (Md.), Palestine, Alabama, Bullfights, Canada, Europe, Jefferson, Mississippi, Owl Creek Bridge, UnitedStates, Yoknapatawpha County, palestine, États-Unis

People

H. L. Mencken (1880-1956), Bradford F. Swan, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), George Jean Nathan (1882-1958), James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945), Burton K. Wheeler (1882-1975), Caddy, Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), Colonel Sartoris, Dilsey, E. B. White (1899- ,), E. B. White (1899-), Emily Grierson, Gamaliel Bradford (1863-1932), George Sterling (1869-1926), Gretchen Hood, H L Mencken, H. L Mencken, H. L Mencken (1880-1956), H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 Mencken, Homer Barron, Jailer, James Huneker (1857-1921)

Time

20th century, 1918-1945, 1919-1933, 1936, 1861-65, 1865-1918, 1865-1933, 1901-1953, 1906, 1948, 19th century, Antebellum era

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Alternative names

  • H.L. Mencken
  • L. H. Mencken
  • H. L Mencken
  • H. L. MENCKEN
  • H L. Mencken
  • H.L Mencken
  • H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
  • Henry Louis Mencken
  • Henry L. Mencken
  • Louis Henry Mencken
  • Henry Louis MENCKEN
  • Henry L Mencken

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