A Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis) 1880-1956 creator text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A Book of Prefaces" by H. L. Mencken is a collection of essays published in 1917. This provocative work attacks American culture, literary movements, and Puritan influences on American letters. Mencken devotes essays to Theodore Dreiser, Joseph Conrad, and James Gibbons Huneker before unleashing his most controversial piece on Puritanism as a stifling literary force. The book sparked outrage among academics and defenders of American culture, yet inspired future writers like Richard Wright and marked a turning point in Mencken's career as America's most fearless cultural critic. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Joseph Conrad -- Theodore Dreiser -- James Huneker -- Puritanism as a literary force. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Book_of_Prefaces Release date is 2006-09-22 Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified American literature -- History and criticism Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 -- Criticism and interpretation Huneker, James, 1857-1921 -- Criticism and interpretation PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19355 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19355 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133442.0 19355