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Disturber of the Peace, Second Edition audiobook
- By: William Manchester
- Narrator: Anthony Heald
- Category: Biography & Autobiography, Literary
- Length: 14 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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Disturber of the Peace, Second Edition Audiobook Summary
This fine biography of H. L. Mencken tells of how, for better or worse, he rose to his unique position as comic genius and preeminent critic of American culture.
InDisturber of the Peace, one finds the facts of the stormy Mencken legend: his hectic and hilarious editorship with George Jean Nathan ofThe Smart Set, the memorable saga ofThe American Mercury, the famous Scopes “monkey trial” in Tennessee, and Mencken’s own trial in Boston when The American Mercurywas banned. Here is the story of a man whose massive power of invective inspired and infuriated his contemporaries and whose popularity and unpopularity mounted with the frenzied pace of the 1920s. Mencken sounded a loud, jarring note to a world governed by conformity and never hesitated to express his contempt for every kind of hypocrite, fake, and narrow-minded censor. Mencken also had a human side, which Manchester details–not just his rambunctious wit and pungent criticism but also his courtesy and hospitality, the warmth of his friendships, his support of many struggling writers, and his personal foibles and weaknesses. What emerges from this highly readable biography is a compelling portrait of an extraordinary man.
Originally published in 1951, this second edition includes a new introduction by the author and a new final chapter, “My Old Man,” which recounts in moving terms his own experiences as a friend and prot+(r)g+(r) of Mencken in his later years.
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Disturber of the Peace, Second Edition Audiobook Narrator
Anthony Heald is the narrator of Disturber of the Peace, Second Edition audiobook that was written by William Manchester
Anthony Heald, an Audie Award-winning narrator, has earned Tony nominations and an Obie Award for his theater work; appeared in television’s Law & Order, The X-Files, Miami Vice, and Boston Public; and starred as Dr. Frederick Chilton in the 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs. Heald has also won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. He lives in Ashland, Oregon, with his family.
About the Author(s) of Disturber of the Peace, Second Edition
William Manchester is the author of Disturber of the Peace, Second Edition
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Disturber of the Peace, Second Edition Full Details
| Narrator | Anthony Heald |
| Length | 14 hours 19 minutes |
| Author | William Manchester |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Release date | April 18, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9781483066295 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Disturber of the Peace, Second Edition is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Biography & Autobiography, Literary
Additional info
The publisher of the Disturber of the Peace, Second Edition is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Blackstone Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9781483066295.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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