the H. L. Mencken House. His papers were distributed among various city and university libraries, with the largest collection held in the Mencken Room...
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The H. L. Mencken House was the home of Baltimore Sun journalist and author Henry Louis Mencken, who lived here from 1883 until his death in 1956. The...
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1919. Asbury achieved first notoriety with "Hatrack", a story that H. L. Mencken published in his magazine, The American Mercury, in 1926. The story...
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The American Mercury (section Mencken's departure)
magazine published from 1924 to 1981. It was founded as the brainchild of H. L. Mencken and drama critic George Jean Nathan. The magazine featured writing by...
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The American Language (category Books by H. L. Mencken)
published in 1919, is a book written by H. L. Mencken about the English language as spoken in the United States. Mencken was inspired by "the argot of the colored...
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August Mencken Sr. (1854–1899) was an American cigar magnate who founded Aug. Mencken & Bro. in 1873 with a starting capital of $23 of his own money and...
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August Mencken Sr. (1854–1899), American cigar maker H. L. Mencken (1880–1956), American writer Menken This page lists people with the surname Mencken. If...
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Marion Bloom (category H. L. Mencken)
In February 1914, she met H. L. Mencken in Washington, D.C. Shortly after this, the two became romantically involved. Mencken would travel to visit her...
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Marion Elizabeth Rodgers (section Mencken scholarship)
and editor recognized for her biographical work on H. L. Mencken. Rodgers became interested in Mencken while researching Sara Haardt, who had attended Goucher...
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Bathtub hoax (category H. L. Mencken)
bathtub hoax was a famous hoax perpetrated by the American journalist H. L. Mencken involving the publication of a fictitious history of the bathtub. On...
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