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A Mencken Chrestomathy

Name: A Mencken Chrestomathy
Author: H. L. Mencken
ISBN: 9780394752099

H. L. Mencken, 1949

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Gilmore Girls · S1 E3 · Richard Gilmore

Richard's gift to Rory: A Mencken Chrestomathy

Mencken picked the pieces himself and published the collection in 1949, a year after a stroke ended his writing life. It's a greatest-hits album sequenced by the artist, which is why Richard trusts it.

Sources: Mencken's Chrestomathy, The Annotated Gilmore Girls · Mencken's Memoirs, The Annotated Gilmore Girls · Rory Gilmore Reading List, What's Hot Blog

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