Prejudices First Series

1919. American newspaperman, editor and critic. The first in a series of six, aptly named collection of essays from Mencken, who was known for his excellence in framing insults aimed at anyone. Contents: Criticism of Criticism of Criticism; The Late Mr. Wells; Arnold Bennett; The Dean; Professor Veblen; The New Poetry Movement; The Heir of Mark Twain; Hermann Sudermann; George Ade; The Butte Bashkirtseff; Six Members of the Institute; The Genealogy of Etiquette; The American Magazine; The Ulster Polonius, An Unheeded Law-Giver; The Blushful Mystery; George Jean Nathan; Portrait of an Immortal Soul; Jack London; Among the Avatars; and Three American Immortals. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.Mencken, H. L. is the author of 'Prejudices First Series', published 2005 under ISBN 9781417903474 and ISBN 1417903473.