But the breadth of his private reading, the astuteness of his public observations and the extent of his own published output are astounding. Henry louis, 18801956 online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article mencken, h. Many books dont require one, especially works of fiction, but if youre wondering how to write a preface, heres an overview. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Thus, menckena political animal to the coreturned to nonpolitical writing in order to publish. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Sep 22, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Mencken, known as the sage of baltimore, is regarded as one of the most influential american writers and prose stylists. A book of prefaces mencken is cited so often by writers and thinkers of stature that it should be no great surprise to have his own standing as a great original confirmed. A preface, which is included in the front matter of a book, is your chance to speak directly to your readers about why you wrote the book, what its about, and why its important. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. A book of prefaces has 32 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A book of prefaces more editions of a book of prefaces. This was preeminently the era of the moral tale, the sundayschool book. James huneker is a flattering analysis of the critic and author, excerpted from menckens book, a book of prefaces, originally published in 1917, fourth edition 1922. The project gutenberg ebook of a book of prefaces, by h. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a book of prefaces. Thief steals brass mencken book plaques from union square. A book of prefaces and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Mencken jonathan cape london wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mencken room and collection is located at the central branch of the enoch pratt free library on cathederal street in baltimore. Out of the desert of american fictioneering, so populous and yet so dreary, dreiser stands upa phenomenon unescapably visible, but disconcertingly hard to explain. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Good press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Essential readings for the nonbeliever, and a mencken chrestomathy, and more on. Mencken 11 editions first published in 1912 read listen. Menckens a book of prefaces for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Mar 03, 2015 thief steals brass mencken book plaques from union square fountain. Collection of literary essays including joseph conrard, theodore. Book from the collections of unknown library language english. A book of prefaces, a collection of literary criticism, appeared in 1917. Much of that book relates how gullible and ignorant country boobs as mencken referred to them are swindled by confidence men like the deliberately pathetic duke and dauphin roustabouts with whom huck and jim travel down the mississippi river. Collection of literary essays including joseph conrard, theodore dreiser, james huneker, and puritanism as a literary fo. Mencken described the work as my most important book in its effects upon my professional caree. Mencken 1880 1956 was an american journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of american life and culture, and a student of american english. No such thing as a pure method is possible in the novel. The philosophy of friedrich nietzsche 1907 mark twains americanism 1917 a book of prefaces 1917 in defense of women 1918 notes on democracy. A book of prefaces book by professor h l mencken 32.
And the first edition of menckens magnum opus, the american language, emerged in. Plain realism, as in gorkys nachtasyl and the war stories of ambrose bierce, simply wearies us by its vacuity. His book on the position of women in society, in defense of women, was issued in 1918. Prefaces is a book of literary criticism containing. Mencken a book of prefaces and a vol ume of prejudices by playing upon the prejudices of the white librarian a dumb black kid like that couldnt possibly be in terested in mencken and he went home and read like a man possessed. Literature was conceived, not as a thing in itself, but merely as a handmaiden to politics or religion. Thief steals brass mencken book plaques from union square fountain. James gibbons huneker, is the solitary iokanaan in this tragic aesthetic wilderness, the only critic among us whose vision.
Plaques like this on the union square fountain, honoring the works of baltimore writer h. Read books for free with our new mobile friendly online book reader. Henry louis mencken september 12, 1880 january 29, 1956, was an american journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of american life and culture, and a scholar of american english. Prefaces is a book of literary criticism containing the essays joseph conrad, theodore dreiser, james huneker, and puritanism as a literary force. In fact, the book was considered vitriolic enough that menckens close friend alfred knopf was concerned about publishing it because of the massive increase in patriotism during. Menckens 1917 collection of essays criticizing american culture, authors, and movements. Mencken 9 editions first published in 1916 read listen.
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Theodore dreiser is a fascinating analysis excerpted from menckens book, a book of prefaces, originally published in 1917, fourth edition 1922. Mencken, who insisted that the duty of writers was to present the unvarnished truth about life. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
The book of prefaces, is a 2000 book edited and glossed citation needed by the scottish artist and novelist alasdair gray. 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. Collection of literary essays including joseph conrard, theodore dreiser, james huneker, and puritanism as a literary force. Knopf, 1920, also by george jean nathan gutenberg text and page images. For the book by alasdair gray see the book of prefaces. For mencken, adventures of huckleberry finn was the finest work of american literature. 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 s 1917 collection of essays criticizing american culture, authors, and movements. Please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required.
Mencken s a book of prefaces for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Page 8 this judgment is apt in particular and sound in general. Shortly after world war ii, mencken expressed his intention of bequeathing his books and papers to the pratt library. Nov 28, 2012 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. This fourth printing of a book of prefaces offers me temptation, as the third did, to revise the whole book, and particularly the chapters on conrad, dreiser and huneker, all of whom have printed important new books since the text was completed. The bathtub, mencken, and war foundation for economic. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. It seeks to provide a history of how literature spread and developed through the nations of england, ireland, scotland, and the united states. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. After a resident interrupts a man removing plaques honoring the sage of baltimore, a thief or thieves returns to remove 14 of them. Mencken, a free text and ebook for easy online reading, study, and reference. Thief steals brass mencken book plaques from union. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site.
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