H. L. Mencken On Theodore Dreiser is a collection of essays and reviews written by H. L. Mencken, one of America's most influential literary critics, about the works of Theodore Dreiser, a prominent American novelist and journalist of the early 20th century. The book contains Mencken's insightful and often controversial opinions on Dreiser's writing style, themes, and characters, as well as his views on Dreiser's place in American literature. Mencken's...