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Description edit
A choice selection of H.L. Mencken's previously out-of-print writings. Highly recommended!
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Characters/People edit
- Roosevelt: Add a description of this character.
- Dempsey
- Carpentier
- Wagner
- Poe
- Huneker
- Wilson
- Dreiser
- Brahms
- Mark Twain
- Whitman
- Beethoven
- Dr. Coolidge
- Howells
- Bonaparte
- James
- Lincoln
- Lardner
- Aimee
- Grant
- Dr. Yen
- Huckleberry Finn
- Harding
- John D. Rockefeller
- Bryan
- Valentino
- Jack
- Haydn
- Whittemore
- Mr. Ayres
- N. J.
- Huxley
- Marx
- Darwin
- Thompson
- Joseph Conrad
- George
- Mr. Lavine
- Palmer
- Johann Strauss
- Comstock
- Swinburne
- Debs
- Chu
- Dr. Holmes
- Bach
Quotes edit
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“Conscience is the inner voice that warns us someone may be watching.”
Setting & Locations edit
- United States
- New York Evening Mail
- America
- New England
- Washington
- France
- New Republic
- Georgia
- Chicago
- Heaven
- Europe
- Dayton
- White House
- Germany
- Baltimore
- Paris
- Virginia
- Russia
- Vienna
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Iowa
- Rome
- Los Angeles
- Greece
- Goethe
- Tennessee
- Smart Set
- Pennsylvania
- Middle West
- Italy
- Egypt
- Baptists
- Cincinnati
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Spain
- Columbia
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Belgium
- Canada
- These States
- California
- Texas
First Sentence edit
THE OLD anthropomorphic notion that the life of the whole universe centers in the life of man - that human existence is the supreme expression of the cosmic process - this notion seems to be happily on its way toward the Sheol of exploded delusions.
Authors & Contributors edit
- H. L. Mencken (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 818.5209
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › Mencken, H.L.
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › History & Criticism
- Books › Reference › Writing › Journalism
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Essays
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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