The Free Lance, January-April 1912

Edited and Annotated by S. T. Joshi

By:

H.L. Mencken

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Series:

Collected Essays and Journalism of H. L. Mencken

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In this volume of his "Free Lance" column, H. L. Mencken devotes several segments to a robust defense of woman suffrage, destroying with relentless logic every argument put forth by those who opposed women's right to vote. Elsewhere, he takes potshots at his usual targets-malfeasance by politicians, quack doctors, corporate shills, religious and social moralists, and others. Vice crusaders (especially those who rail against liquor and prostitution) come in for pungent rebuttal. He continues to expose the poor efforts of Baltimore to control outbreaks of typhoid, satirically presenting the standings of the "National Typhoid League" to indicate how badly his native city lags behind other metropolises in combating the disease. Literature, drama, and music are not ignored. In his last column in this volume, Mencken announces a six-week holiday (to be spent in Europe), with his column resuming in early June.

Release date NZ

February 9th, 2020

Author

H.L. Mencken

Series

Collected Essays and Journalism of H. L. Mencken

Contributor

Edited by S.T. Joshi

Pages

352

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

152x229x20

ISBN-13

9798611876749

Product ID

34192673

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