A Second Mencken Chrestomathy
Author | : Henry Louis Mencken |
Publisher | : Knopf |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 1995 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015026899958 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Second Mencken Chrestomathy by : Henry Louis Mencken
Download or read book A Second Mencken Chrestomathy written by Henry Louis Mencken and published by Knopf. This book was released on 1995 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Chrestomathy", from the Greek for "useful learning", is defined as a selection of choice literary passages by one author. The material which eventually made it into Mencken's second chrestomathy was discovered by Mencken's biographer Teachout in 1992, after more than 30 years in storage, and is filled with the trademark common sense and barbed wit of this great social critic.