TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mencken,H.L.
AU  - Farrell,James T.
TI  - Prejudices: a selection 
T2  - A Vintage book
AV  - PS3525.E43 P7 1958
PY  - 1958///
CY  - New York
PB  - Vintage Books
KW  - American essays
KW  - 20th century
KW  - United States
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Essays
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Introduction / James T. Farrell -- 1. Criticism of Criticism of Criticism -- 2. George Ade -- 3. The Genealogy of Etiquette -- 4. The Ulster Polonius -- 5. George Jean Nathan -- 6. Three American Immortals -- 7. Roosevelt: An Autopsy -- 8. The Sahara of the Bozart -- 9. The Cerebral Mime (from The Allied Arts) -- 10. The Cult of Hope -- 11. On Being an American -- 12. Huneker: A Memory -- 13. The Nature of Liberty -- 14. Memorial Service -- 15. The King (from Types of Men) -- 16. The Dismal Science -- 17. Patriotism (from Advice to Young Men) -- 18. Virtue (from Suite Americaine) -- 19. The Husbandman -- 20. The Politician -- 21. On Government -- 22. The Capital of a Great Republic (from People and Things) -- 23. Bilder Aus Schoner Zeit (from People and Things) -- 24. Conrad (from Four Makers of Tales) -- 25. Lardner (from Four Makers of Tales) -- 26. Heretics (from The Files of a Book Reviewer) -- 27. On Living in Baltimore -- 28. The Champion (from Miscellaneous Notes) -- 29. Definition (from Miscellaneous Notes) -- 30. Journalism in America -- 31. On Controversy (from The Human Mind) -- 32. The Emperor of Wowsers (from Souvenirs of a Book Reviewer) -- 33. Hymn to the Truth -- 34. Chiropractic (from Dives into Quackery) -- 35. The Executive Secretary
N2  - The American satirist reveals his view of early-twentieth century life in this compilation of essays drawn from his six volumes of Prejudices
ER  -