H. L. Mencken
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Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary
Mencken in 1928
Mencken c. 1920
Mencken photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932
Sara Haardt Mencken
Sinclair Lewis
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Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first author from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarde
H. L. Mencken
…friends with the leading literary figures of his time, including Theodore Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joseph Hergesheimer, Anita Loos, Ben Hecht, Sinclair Lewis, James Branch Cabell, and Alfred Knopf, as well as a mentor to several young reporters, including Alistair Cooke. He also championed artists whose works…
Lewis in 1930
The Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home museum
Lewis in 1914
Sinclair Lewis's former residence in Washington, D.C.