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myriam
HL Mencken

Ok, so I keep reading quotes that intrigue me or make me snicker and then they turn out to be from HL Mencken. I'm in a reading lull and eager for some snarky satire. If I want to try Mencken out, what would be a good place to start?

Also, I saw some book of his in the used bookstore by my house called "In Defense of Women." Is that any good? Anyone read it?


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josh [email] said at 12:47 PM 09-28-2006:
"If I want to try Mencken out, what would be a good place to start? "

Baltimore, the HL Mencken House is here.
brianbibbly [email] said at 12:50 PM 09-28-2006:
"In Defense of Women" is obviously a work of fiction as there is no real-world defense of women.
max [email] said at 12:51 PM 09-28-2006:
I keep a copy of The Portable Curmudgeon next to my toilet, and it is littered with Mencken quotes. I love that book.
kara [email] said at 12:59 PM 09-28-2006:
There's a lot of stuff to be found on the web.
Read his coverage of the Scopes evolution trial.
Also his satirical history of bathing, and "Mother's Day"
There's a book called the something HL Mencken, like indespensible or impossible... i forget but the intro is by Gore Vidal, it's a good one.
mary [email] said at 1:41 PM 09-28-2006:
Oh, so much Mencken. I read a great bio of him a while back. But there should also be collections of his Sun columns around, too.
chrisx [email] said at 2:25 PM 09-28-2006:
"Treatise on the Gods" and "Prejudices" are wonderful books, the latter being a collection of essays from his peak of influence/popularity.
myriam [email] said at 3:40 PM 09-28-2006:
Awesome, thanks for the tips. I will definitely check out the scopes trial coverage, and see if I can find the one w/ gore vidal intro. I might check out this "in defense of women" thing too just because it sounds like it'll make me laugh.
Bob said at 4:11 PM 09-28-2006:
I have a collection of his essays called "The Vintage Mancken." It covers writings from his entire life, put out by Vintage Books.
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    linus [email] said at 11:37 PM 10-03-2006:
    Yeah, this is a good one. There's a robust Mencken bio that came out in the last couple years that's pretty good. Probably in paperback by now.
myriam [email] said at 11:45 PM 10-03-2006:
I went back to the used bookstore for the "in defense of women" copy and it was already gone only two days later. i was a bit bummed. I'll keep my eyes open.


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