我行我素的门肯

By His Own Rules

强烈反对禁酒令，烟不离手，把雪茄视为自己写作的催生剂；崇尚单身，但却不乏女性青睐，最终拜倒在一个小自己18岁的女性膝下……特立独行、我行我素的他，就是美国历史上最具影响的记者——门肯。

On December 31, 1898, August Mencken, successful owner of August Mencken ＆ Bro., a thriving cigar factory in Baltimore, suddenly collapsed in his living room with a kidney infection. As his eldest son ran into the cold and blustery night to fetch a doctor, the boy suddenly realized the full import of his father＇s illness. Struggling through snowdrifts, he kept repeating to himself： ＂If my father dies, I＇ll be free at last.＂