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I went on a Mencken binge a few years ago and read a lot of his (mostly excellent) writing. I was surprised to find a recorded interview with him, done in 1948:
by keiferski 4y ago
I went on a Mencken binge a few years ago and read a lot of his (mostly excellent) writing. I was surprised to find a recorded interview with him, done in 1948:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpGzpqU-b04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpGzpqU-b04
- marcusverus 4y agoI've been wanting to read some of his stuff--is there a website or book that you would recommend as a starting point?
- drewcoo 4y agohttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/300841.A_Mencken_Chrestomathy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/300841.A_Mencken_Chresto...
- chromaton 4y agohttps://archive.org/details/CoverageOfTheScopesTrialByH.l.Mencken https://archive.org/details/CoverageOfTheScopesTrialByH.l.Me...
- busyant 4y agoI got this book about 30 years ago, which I thoroughly enjoyed. (https://www.amazon.com/Impossible-Mencken-Marion-Elizabeth-Rodgers/dp/0385262086 https://www.amazon.com/Impossible-Mencken-Marion-Elizabeth-R...) As mentioned in a sibling comment, his articles on the Scopes "Monkey Trial" were great.
- keiferski 4y agoI actually think the interview I linked to is a good starting point - he has the same sharp, brutal wit in both speaking and writing.
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- pmayrgundter 4y agoWow! Thanks for sharing!