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"[U.S.] CULTURE VOICES THE SECRET ASPIRATION OF AN INFERIOR PEOPLE" MENCKEN, H.L. Two Typed Letters Signed, to "Mr. Hawkins" or "Mr. Weaver," replying to his proposal to write a work about Mencken, or offering to read his short story. Each 1 page, oblong 8vo, personal stationery; faint marginal discoloration from prior matting, faint toning and paper clip stain to first, vertical folds. Baltimore, 7 September 1929; 10 March no year
1929: "I see no objection to it--that is, so long as you don't depict me as a Methodist. . . ." no year: "I'll be delighted to see the short story. . . . "You will bomb the professors in vain. They represent very accurately the dominant culture of the United States. That culture voices the secret aspiration of an inferior people, alternately fawning upon and snarling at their betters." With--Arthur Hawkins. Etched portrait of Mencken, Signed at lower right, in pencil. 11 1/2x8 3/4 inches overall. Np, nd.
