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H.L. Mencken biography

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Known for his wit and cynicism, journalist and editor H. L. Mencken was an influential American literary critic.

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Arguably the most influential American literary critic in the 1920s, journalist and editor H. L. Mencken was known for his wit and cynicism. In 1919 he published The American Language, which became immensely popular.

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