H.L. Mencken

H.L. Mencken

H.L. Mencken was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 12th, 1880 and passed away at the age of 75 on January 29th, 1956.

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H.L. Mencken Stats: The highest rated book by H.L. Mencken on Book Notification is In Defense of Women, a Non-Fiction book. The second-highest rated book is Damn! a Book of Calumny, a Non-Fiction book.

The most read book by H.L. Mencken on Book Notification is The Vintage Mencken, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is Damn! a Book of Calumny, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of H.L. Mencken books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of H. L. Mencken's Collections in Publication Order (with Alistair Cooke, with Terry Teachout, with Art Winslow, with Robert Mchugh)

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The Vintage Mencken (With: Alistair Cooke)
1955
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2
On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe
1956
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3
The Bathtub Hoax, and Other Blasts and Bravos from the Chicago Tribune (With: Robert Mchugh)
1958
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4
The American Scene
1965
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5
A Gang of Pecksniffs
1975
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6
My Life As Author And Editor
1993
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7
A Second Mencken Chrestomathy (With: Terry Teachout)
1995
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8
Minority Report
1997
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9
A Religious Orgy in Tennessee (With: Art Winslow)
2006
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
George Bernard Shaw: His Plays
1905
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2
The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
1908
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3
Men Versus the Man
1910
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4
Europe After
1914
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5
A Little Book In C Major
1916
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6
A Book of Burlesques
1916
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7
A Book of Prefaces: Essays on Conrad, Dreiser, Huneker, Puritanism
1917
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8
8
In Defense of Women
1918
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9
8
Damn! a Book of Calumny
1918
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10
The American Language
1919
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11
The American Credo
1920
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12
Heliogabalus
1920
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13
Notes on Democracy
1927
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14
Prejudices: The Complete Series
1927
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15
Treatise on the Gods
1930
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16
Treatise on right and wrong
1934
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17
Happy Days: 1880-1892
1940
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18
Heathen Days: 1890-1936
1941
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19
Newspaper Days
1941
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20
Christmas Story
1946
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21
A Mencken Chrestomathy
1949
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List of H.L. Mencken Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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4
50 Great Short Stories
1952
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2
Writing Los Angeles
2002
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3
Citing Atheists: Quotes of Agnosticism, Non-Theism, Skepticism, Irreligion, Free Thought, and Philosophy
2015
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H.L. Mencken

H.L. Mencken was born on September 12th, 1880. H.L. passed away January 29th, 1956 at 75 years old. H.L. Mencken was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

H.L. Mencken is probably best known for their Non-Fiction Books. They currently have 21 Non-Fiction books available. The first was released in 1905 with the book George Bernard Shaw: His Plays. The most recently released was A Mencken Chrestomathy which was released in 1949.

H.L. Mencken also wrote the H. L. Mencken's Collections series which has 9 books including The Vintage Mencken and On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe.

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H.L. Mencken: F.A.Q

When was H.L. Mencken Born?

H.L. Mencken was born on September 12th, 1880.

When did H.L. Mencken die?

H.L. Mencken died on January 29th, 1956 at 75 years old.

Where was H.L. Mencken Born?

H.L. Mencken was born in Baltimore, Maryland, .

What was the first book H.L. Mencken wrote?

The first book written by H.L. Mencken was George Bernard Shaw: His Plays, published in 1905.

What was the most recent book H.L. Mencken wrote?

Their most recently released work was Under Far Horizons - Selected Poetry of Willa Cather (a short story) on September 26th, 2022.

How many books has H.L. Mencken written?

H.L. Mencken has written 31 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 21 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 9 books in the H. L. Mencken's Collections.

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