He was one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century, and the six collections of his essays and reviews published between 1919 and 1927 as his *Prejudices* are among his most entertaining reading. American satirist and critic HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN (1880-1956) believed that criticism rose to the level of art when it was used as a springboard for the critic's own philosophizing on art and culture. In this Third Series of *Prejudices,* first published in 1922, he brings his unique-and uniquely witty-perspective to such essays as: . "On Being an American" . "Footnote on Criticism" . "Das Kapital" . "Star-Spangled Men" . "The Poet and His Art" . "The Nature of Liberty" . "The Novel" . "The Forward-Looker" . "Types of Men" . "The Dismal Science" . "Matters of State" . "Reflections on the Drama" . and more.