Damning words : the life and religious times of H.L. Mencken /
D.G. Hart.
- xiv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Library of religious biography .
- Library of religious biography. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Lamentable Heresies -- The Maddest, Gladdest, Damnedest Existence Ever -- Civilized Adults in Their Lighter Moods -- Philistinism, Another Name for Puritanism -- Educated Toryism -- The Mencken Show -- The Stronger Sex -- Finding Meaning and Losing Readers -- Delivered from Anonymity -- What Could Be More Preposterous Than Keeping Alive? -- Conclusion: Learning from H. L. Mencken.
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Mencken, H. L. 1880-1956. Mencken, H. L. 1880-1956 --Religion.