Bluebeard's Goat and Other Stories

H. L. Mencken, in his illustrious career as a journalist, made his reputation with satirical writing and controversial ideals. Although his is a name not customarily associated with short fiction, it was his first literary love. From 1900 to 1919, he published nearly 60 works of fiction. Here for the first time, Mencken’s classic sharp wit and sarcasm are illustrated through a collection of 30 of those short stories and vignettes on such topics as marriage, professionalism, social graces, and class distinctions.