Newspaper Days - Mencken's Autobiography 1899-1906

Preface ix I. Allegro Con Brio 3(18) II. Drill For a Rookie 21(18) III. Sergeant's Stripes 39(18) IV. Approach to Lovely Letters 57(19) V. Fruits of Diligence 76(18) VI. The Gospel of Service 94(15) VII. Scent of the Theatre 109(18) VIII. Command 127(19) IX. Three Managing Editors 146(18) X. Slaves of Beauty 164(14) XI. The Days of the Giants 178(14) XII. The Judicial Arm 192(11) XIII. Recollections of Notable Cops 203(12) XIV. A Genial Restauranteur 215(12) XV. A Girl From Red Lion, P.A. 227(12) XVI. Scions of the Bogus Nobility 239(10) XVII. Aliens, But Not Yet Enemies 249(11) XVIII. The Synthesis of News 260(16) XIX. Fire Alarm 276(25) XX. Sold Down the River 301