A Neglected Anniversary
Hypertext of the New York Evening Mail article which originated the Fillmore bathtub hoax.
Bartleby.com: The American Language
Full text organized by chapter of Mencken's analysis of the discrepancies between British and American English and the distinguishing characteristics of the latter.
Constitution for the New Deal
A satirical version of U.S. constitution which Mencken deemed more suitable to the era of the New Deal, first printed in The American Mercury 41.
Martyrs
Mencken's skeptical view of faith and martyrdom.
Positive Atheism: H. L. Mencken
Features columns on the Scopes Trial and Mark Twain. Also links to an extensive quotation collection.
Prejudices: First Series.
HTML and SGML full text of H.L. Mencken's 1919 work, along with title page illustration. Sponsored by the Documenting the American South project at the University of North Carolina.
The Land of the Free
Freedom's Nest copy of Mencken's article about the plight of an Italian-American anti-fascist newspaper editor.
The Monkey Trial: A Reporter's Account
H.L. Mencken's observations on the Scopes trial of July 9-18, 1925.
The Passing of Gilbert (1836-1911)
Mencken's eulogy of William S. Gilbert. Copy hosted by the Gilbert and Sullivan archive.
The Uplifters Try It Again
Transcript of Mencken's critique of the nascent gun control movement, published in 1925 in the Baltimore Evening Sun and 1926 in The American Rifleman.
Thomas Henry Huxley
Mencken's tribute to T.H. Huxley on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Maintained by Freedom's Nest.