Heathen Days Author:H. L. Mencken H. L. Mencken was crusty, forthright and cynical, yet sensitive to the unchanging ironies of life. This sensitivity gives all Mencken's work great freshness and spice. HEATHEN DAYS covers the years from 1890 to 1936 and puts the lash to a number of memorable politicians. As with many waspish public personalities, Mencken was gentle enough once y... more »ou got him in the parlor!« less