H. L. Mencken

LibriVox readers bring you 20 short stories in various genres by authors including Edna Ferber, Charlotte Brontë, Stephan Crane, W. Som…

In Defense of Women is H. L. Mencken's 1918 book on women and the relationship between the sexes. Some laud the book as progressive while ot…

This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) fiction or non-fiction works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a …

"It was part of my daily work, for a good many years, to read the principal English newspapers and reviews; it has been part of my work…

Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880 – 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of Ameri…

Mencken sharpens his pen and in a collection of short essays delivers acerbic opinions on issues and persons of the time. Among his targets…

This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2013.

American journalist H.L. Mencken’s Notes On Democracy was originally published in 1926, yet is still relevant almost 100 years later.Mencken…

The American Credo: A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind, published in 1920, is a commentary on US politics, specif…

Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Not one of us actually thinks for himself, or in any orderly and scientific manne…

Better known for his biting satire, Mencken's first book was this small volume of verses. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Mencken is famous for his sometimes-savage attacks on almost everything humans can in their stupidity and priggishness and prejudice conjure…

This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2021.