A collection of H. L. Mencken's satirical columns from 1911-1915, tackling divisive issues with sharp wit and fearless critique.
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A collection of H. L. Mencken's satirical columns from 1911-1915, tackling divisive issues with sharp wit and fearless critique.
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H. L. Mencken’s reputation as a journalist and cultural critic of the twentieth century has endured well into the twenty-first. His early contributions as a writer, however, are not very well known. He began his journalistic career as early as 1899 and in 1910 cofounded the Baltimore Evening Sun. The next year he initiated a column—The Free Lance—that ran six days a week for four and a half years, until the Sun discontinued it, partially in response to Mencken’s controversial defense of Germany ...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Violence & gore
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Brief mention of a hanging described clinically; minimal graphic detail.
Profanity
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Substance use
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References to temperance debates; no direct use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Critiques of moral reform movements with religious undertones.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Strong focus on political and social critique, including censorship and WWI views.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Mentions of systemic issues like capital punishment; not central.
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