1971
| American author, critic, and journalist, H. L. Mencken maintained that "the average woman, whatever her deficiencies, is greatly superior to the average man. The very ease with which she defies and swindles him in several capital situations of life is the clearest of proofs of her general superiority." Ever the iconoclast, Mencken viewed gender relations as a battlefield. His deference to female supremacy is that of a soldier awed by an opponent's overwhelming skill and cunning: "There was no we....[more] |
1920
| This is Nietzsche's last book and a fitting capstone to his career. It's succinct, biting, and encapsulates the criticisms of Christianity found in his other works. This edition contains an 8,000-word introduction by its translator, the famous iconoclastic writer H. L. Mencken. |
1912
| Under all his stories there ebbs and flows a kind of tempered melancholy a sense of seeking and not finding. |
2002
| 1920. Mencken, American newspaperman, editor and critic known for his excellence in framing insults aimed at anyone and Nathan, American drama critic and editor combine their wit, cynicism, sophistication and erudition to present this play to the reading public. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
1908
| The first book on Nietzsche ever to appear in English, this examination by legendary journalist H. L. Mencken is still one of the most enlightening. Mencken wrote this book while still in his 20s, but his penchant for thoroughness was evident even at that young age--in preparation for writing this book, he read Nietzsche's works in their entirety, mostly in the original German. A brief biographical sketch is followed by clear and thorough explanations of Nietzsche's basic concepts and attitudes.....[more] |
2007
| Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
2006
| A Splendid Basket Of Ripe One-Liners From America's Champion Of Wit And Cleared-Eyed Opinionists. |
1973
| Intended as a "little handbook" for Americans interested in Shaw's work, this volume brings Mencken's good sense & probing criticism to bear on the playwright's work, & also presents for the reader Mencken's distillation of the criticism of many other writers. |
1955
| The anthology that spans an entire lifetime of writing by America's greatest curmudgeon, with a "flick of mischief on nearly every page." |
1927
| This volume of The American Mercury magazine includes the issues from January 1927 to April 1927. Found in each issue are such columns as Americana, The Arts and Sciences, The Theater, and The Library. The reader will also discover plays, poetry and stories on a myriad of topics in each issue. Sample contents: Plague of Laws; Herman Melville; Witchcraft in West Polk Street; Guantanamo; Logic and the Stock Market; Front Page Stuff; Rhodes Scholars; Sunburned Portraits; Have Painters Minds; Memoir....[more] |
2006
| Damn!; In Defense of Women |
2003
| This volume of The American Mercury magazine includes the issues from May 1924 to August 1924. Found in each issue are such columns as Americana, The Arts and Sciences, The Theater, and The Library. The reader will also discover plays, poetry and stories on a myriad of topics in each issue. Sample contents: John Ruskin; American Cigar; Pedagogue, Old Style; South Takes the Offensive; Call for a Literary Historian; Black Duck Dinner; War Against Birth Control; Senate's Last Leader; Stanley Hall, ....[more] |
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