MENCKEN, Henry Louis

  • Era: 1880 - 1956
  • Location: United States
  • Categories: LITERATURE

 

American journalist who used his powerful pen abrasively to challenge taken-for-granted assumptions, both political and religious, including Prohibitionism and the ‘booboisie’ of the Bible belt.

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H.L. Mencken speaks! (10 mins)