Mencken, H. L.

Happy Days - Mencken's Autobiography 1880-1892

Preface ix I. Introduction to the Universe 3(16) II. The Caves of Learning 19(20) III. Recollections of Academic Orgies 39(15) IV. The Baltimore of the Eighties 54(20) V. Rural Delights 74(17) VI. The Head of the House 91(15) VII. Memorials of Gormandizing 106(13) VIII. The Training of a Gangster 119(24) IX. Cops and Their Ways 143(14) X. Larval Stage of a Bookworm 157(19) XI. First Steps in Divinity 176(13) XII. The Ruin of an Artist 189(13) XIII. In the Footsteps of Gutenberg 202(16) XIV. From the Records of an Athlete 218(14) XV. The Capital of the Republic 232(15) XVI. Recreations of a Reactionary 247(16) XVII. Brief Gust of Glory 263(14) XVIII. The Career of a Philosopher 277(14) XIX. Innocence in a Wicked World 291(10) XX. Strange Scenes and Far Places 301