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H. L. Mencken. TLS, mentioning Postal censorship.
Currency:USD
Category:Collectibles
Start Price:50.00 USD
Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
SOLD
120.00USDto floor+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2012 Dec 06 @ 20:27UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT
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[Mencken, H. L.]. TLS, in his capacity as Editor of The American Mercury. Reads: ?Lay on! I?ll be delighted to see the article. The Boston wowsers, without question, will roar with indignation, but if we are careful it should be possible to defy them. As you know, they are very eager to put down The American Mercury and already have made one grand attempt. In this Christian work, they have the active sympathy and support of the postoffice. Sincerely yours, [signed] Mencken.? Dated ?July 18? [No year.] On American Mercury?s letterhead, which names Alfred A. Knopf as publisher and Samuel Knopf as Business Manager. 7 1/8? x 5 3/8?. Mencken (1880-1956) was a reporter, columnist, and editor for Baltimore?s Sun newspapers (1906-1948). Mencken, a sharp critic of hypocrisy in religion and politics, was especially well known beginning in the 1920?s for his witty commentaries on the wretchedness of humanity in general, and authority in particular. Some of the most frequent targets of Mencken?s satire were fundamentalists ? largely because of their constant efforts to use government as a means of enforcing their ethical views. Like Clarence Darrow, Mencken could not tolerate intolerance. In 1922, Mencken wrote, ?I am, in brief, a libertarian of the most extreme variety, and know of no human right that is one tenth as valuable as the simple right to utter what seems (at the moment) to be truth.? Mencken?s books included "The American Language" (first published 1919) and "Prejudices" (6 volumes, first publ. 1919-27).
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| Tax | Rate | Desc. |
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Infinite |
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