Henry L. Mencken letters, 1933.

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Henry L. Mencken letters, 1933.

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The collection consists of two letters from H. L. Mencken to Ned Lee, dated August 15, 28, 1933 and three newspaper clippings; one about a picture Lee sent to Mencken to which the letters refer and two about illness of Mencken and retirement in Baltimore. Both letters poke fun at the Mississippi bible belt.

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Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

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Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore", is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the 20th century. Mencken worked as a reporter and drama critic for the Baltimore Morning Herald from 1899 to 1906. From 190...

Lee, Ned

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