Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956) unconventionally phrased, satiric contributions to Smart Set and US Mercury (both of which periodicals he edited) aroused great controversy.
His best-known book is The American Language in 1918 and often revised.
Why is H. L. Mencken famous?
H. L. Mencken was an American essayist and critic, known as "the sage of Baltimore".
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