Best H Allen Smith [Hardcover]

H.allen smith (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 405 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (June 26, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671270877
• ISBN-13: 978-0671270872
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,000,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the funniest writing Smith, ever., January 15, 2012

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This review is from: The Best of H. Allen Smith (Paperback)

H. Allen Smith was a premier humorist for the Greatest Generation.

_The Best of H. AlleN Smith_ is a great selection of his works, put together by a panel of writers and critics who knew their stuff, most knowing Mr. Smith personally. There are several short stories, including "One Coat of White" which was made into a television special. Altogether there are more than 80 selections, most of them writing gold.

His recounts of interviewing and writing about H. L. Mencken show another side of the great curmudgeon (when he wrote) and warm individual (if he knew you). And be careful when following the dictums of Mr. Mencken's epitaph, because things can spin out of control.

If you can't find something funny or heartwarming among these selections, friend, you ain't got no sense of humor, or humanity.