An edition of The skeptic
(2002)
The skeptic
a life of H.L. Mencken
1st ed.
by Terry Teachout
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A portrait of the outspoken American writer and critic traces his early days as a cub reporter to his tenure as founding editor of The American Mercury, citing his controversial views on religion, art, love, and politicians.
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American Authors, Editors, Biography, Journalists, Mencken, h. l. (henry louis), 1880-1956, Authors, americanPlaces
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The skeptic: a life of H.L. Mencken
2002, HarperCollins
in English
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0060505281 9780060505288
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Table of Contents
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"I'd have butchered beautifully" : birth of a bourgeois, 1880-1899 -- -- 2. "A
sort of celestial call" : reporter and editor, 1899-1906 -- -- 3.
"Wider and lusher fields" : columnist and critic, 1906-1914 -- -- 4. "The
Puritans have all the cards" : at the Smart Set, 1915-1918 -- -- 5.
"Don't wait until the firemen arrive" : becoming a legend, 1918-1923 -- -- 6.
"I am my own party" : at the American Mercury, 1924-1928 -- -- 7.
"I discern no tremors" : marriage and the Crash, 1929-1935 -- -- 8.
"We'll even it up" : the age of Roosevelt II, 1935-1941 -- -- 9.
"It will become infamous to doubt" : skeptic in exile, 1942-1948 -- -- 10.
"Until thought and memory adjourn" : scourge at bay, 1948-1956.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-398) and index.
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