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The American Language by H. L. Mencken

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Author Biography

Name: Henry Louis Mencken
Birth Date: September 12, 1880
Death Date: January 29, 1956
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer

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Biography of Henry Louis Mencken
771 words, approx. 2.6 pages
Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956) was an American journalist, editor, critic, and philologist. Though he was not a distinguished stylist, the extraordinary vigor of his expression was memorable. The first American to be widely read as a critic was H. L. Me...
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Biography of H(enry) L(ouis) Mencken
14481 words, approx. 48.3 pages
During a career that encompassed several roles and lasted for nearly fifty years, Henry Louis Mencken was above all else a libertarian. He saw freedom of speech as the most valuable attribute of any society, and he insisted, throughout some long and bloo...
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Biography of Henry Louis Mencken
9738 words, approx. 32.5 pages
During his lifetime H. L. Mencken was called the Great Iconoclast and the Sage of Baltimore, appellations he gained because of his journalistic writing in newspapers and magazines. However, his contributions to American letters were more extensive than t...
 


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The American Language Information
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The American Language is H. L. Mencken's 1919 book about changes Americans had made to the English Language. Mencken was inspired by "the argot of the colored waiters" in Washington, as well as one of his favourite authors, Mark Twain, and his...


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U.S. shuts Morocco consulate after bomb
4/15/2007: 315 words, approx. 1 pages
The U.S. closed its consulate in Casablanca indefinitely on Sunday to review security a day after a suicide bombing beside the building, the U.S. Embassy said.A second bomber on Saturday detonated his explosive belt in the same street, just yards from the American Language Center...
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Suicide bombers strike in Morocco
4/14/2007: 658 words, approx. 2 pages
Two brothers strapped with explosives blew themselves up near the U.S. consulate Saturday and Moroccan officials said they had discovered a broader suicide bombing conspiracy, stoking new fears of increased terrorism by Islamic extremists in this American-allied kingdom.Aside from the bombers killed, only one woman...
 


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The American Language by H. L. Mencken

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