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The anthology that spans an entire lifetime of writing by America's greatest curmudgeon, with a "flick of mischief on nearly every page."


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The anthology that spans an entire lifetime of writing by America's greatest curmudgeon, with a "flick of mischief on nearly every page."

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage (March 17, 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0679728953
  • ISBN-13: 978-0679728955
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mencken was a great newspaper journalist and writer, April 16, 2002
By Daniel J Bush (Battle Ground, WA USA) - See all my reviews
Please read this book for a refreshing view from a highly intelligent author from the early 20th century...Mencken was *not* a confirmed racist - this tag was applied to him when some of his personal diaries were published and his writings were compared against the current day "PC" language test. If you were to strike up a conversation with any person 90 years ago I would think their speech would shock modern sensibilities on the race issue. In Menckin's case, I encourage you to read about his actions in the race issue - the fact that as an editor he published African-American authors when no other mainstream publications would do so. That he opposed segregation and had many friends he actively and publicly supported that were of a diverse nature religiously and racially.

If you want a good weekend read with bookends from the beginning and the end of the twentieth century, pick up "The Vintage Mencken" and "Eat the Rich" or "Parliament of Whores" from P.J. O'Rourke, the current HL Mencken scholar at the Cato Institute. You will have a refreshing libertarian infusion which will help you withstand the current New Left and Religious Right babble that is so pervasive in the media these days.

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5.0 out of 5 stars You will laugh, April 8, 1998
By reedj@kenyon.edu (Gambier, Ohio) - See all my reviews
The Vintage Mencken, edited by Alistair Cooke, will have readers reaching for their dictionaries and laughing uproariously at the same time. Mencken, in savage and truculent language, denounces politicians, YMCA's,educational systems, American authors, police officers, and other manifestations of quackery. An excellent introduction to the work of the man called "The Sage from Baltimore."
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sorely missed!, July 16, 1998
How I wish Mencken were alive today, taking aim at all of the manifestations of American bufoonery: political correctness, television evangelists, daytime talk shows and Bill Clinton; his work would never be finished. This volume wonderfully demonstrates why he was the most influential journalist, editor, book reviewer and writer of his day. If you don't read all these essays, be sure not to miss 'The Anglo-Saxon', 'The Hills of Zion' and 'In Memoriam: W.J.B.'
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5.0 out of 5 stars Newspaper guy
I have never read anything by Mencken, but it was high time to do it. This is a good beginning. Mencken may be out of fashion, but his newspaper style is very readable, and he... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Parker W. Snapp

4.0 out of 5 stars Cantankerous Curmudgeon's Cornucopia of Cudgels
No doubt the man was a gifted wordsmith and an entertaining read. But his colorful irascibility about practically anything under the sun did get tiresome at some points in this... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Franklin the Mouse

5.0 out of 5 stars Mencken At His Best and Worst.
_The Vintage Mencken_ compiled by Mencken's protégé Alistair Cooke is a collection of various essays of the great Baltimore iconoclast H. L. Mencken. H. L. Read more
Published on March 16, 2007 by New Age of Barbarism

5.0 out of 5 stars Mencken was a mensch
This book is a very good introduction to Mencken's oeuvre. It'll entertain you, boost your vocabulary, and proffer an insider's account of various episodes of American history... Read more
Published on November 16, 2005 by C. Brandt

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Joy
When Paul Johnson called Mencken the "Shakespeare of American Journalism" he wasn't exagerrating. "Star-Spangled Men," for example, is one of the most brilliant and hilarious... Read more
Published on August 16, 2005 by seekerotruth

3.0 out of 5 stars A Writer and His Times
H. L. Mencken was born in Baltimore in 1880 and for his developmental years was a "bookworm." He resolved to pursue a more active life as he grew and discovered his... Read more
Published on June 28, 2003 by Dr. W. G. Covington, Jr.

3.0 out of 5 stars A good intro - but I expected a little more
Mencken was a well known editor, book reviewer and writer. The selected essays are interesting and often very funny, but I somehow expected a more comprehensive and well-rounded... Read more
Published on February 2, 2001 by Michael Schelb

4.0 out of 5 stars Vicious without being vengeful.
I can't recall when I first read this--maybe 30 years ago. You just wanna write a Mencken-tinged missive to your Congressperson afterward. Read more
Published on March 16, 2000

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