A Mencken Chrestomathy

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A Mencken Chrestomathy is a collection of essays and excerpts showcasing H. L. Mencken’s sharp wit, social criticism, and distinctive prose style.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
essay collection ⓘ
author H. L. Mencken ⓘ
compiler H. L. Mencken ⓘ
compilesFrom books by H. L. Mencken ⓘ
magazine articles ⓘ
newspaper columns ⓘ
previously published essays ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
features aphorisms ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ
satire ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
genre essays ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
hasContributor H. L. Mencken ⓘ
hasForm anthology ⓘ
hasReprint later hardcover editions ⓘ
paperback editions ⓘ
hasTitle A Mencken Chrestomathy ⓘ
influenced perception of H. L. Mencken’s legacy ⓘ
intendedAs retrospective of H. L. Mencken’s work ⓘ
isNonfiction true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter none ⓘ
notableFor displaying H. L. Mencken’s prose style ⓘ
representing H. L. Mencken’s social criticism ⓘ
showcasing H. L. Mencken’s wit ⓘ
originalMediaType print ⓘ
publicationYear 1949 ⓘ
publisher Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ
relatedWork A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing ⓘ
In Defense of Women ⓘ
Prejudices (H. L. Mencken) ⓘ
subject American society ⓘ
culture ⓘ
journalism ⓘ
language ⓘ
literature ⓘ
politics ⓘ
religion ⓘ
timePeriodCovered early 20th century ⓘ

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A Mencken Chrestomathy → notableFor → representing H. L. Mencken’s social criticism ⓘ
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A Mencken Chrestomathy → relatedWork → A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing ⓘ
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A Mencken Chrestomathy → hasTitle → A Mencken Chrestomathy ⓘ
Prejudices (essay collections) → relatedWork → A Mencken Chrestomathy ⓘ