A Great Author's Literary Legacy Can't Mask His Personal Failings
Commentator Maureen Corrigan reviews the new memoir, "H.L. Mencken: My Life as Author and Editor," edited by Jonathan Yardley. It's based on papers the author instructed to keep sealed until 35 years after his death.
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