Month: July 2013

  • Mr Mencken on Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn

    Mr Mencken on Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn as performed by Dr John C. “Chuck” Chalberg, professor of history at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN. For more on Mr Mencken’s opinion of Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn, see “Mark Twain: Popularity Index” and “Our One Authentic Giant” in William H. Nolte, H. L. Mencken’s Smart…

  • Oliver Platt reads Mr Mencken’s “The Politician” (1940)

    Oliver Platt reads Mr Mencken’s “The Politician”. The piece can be found in the Chrestomathy and is an adaptation of Mr Mencken’s lecture before the Institute of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University, January 4, 1940.

  • Mencken on Drinking Alcohol

    In this excerpt from an interview conducted by Donald Kirkley on June 30, 1948, the ombibulous Mr Mencken comments on alcoholic beverages and offers timeless advice on how to enjoy alcohol.