Historian: an unsuccessful novelist. Posted on April 22, 2012April 22, 2007 by admin “Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.” — H. L. Mencken Author: H. L. Mencken Category: history Tags: history, H. L. Mencken Spread the love Related posts: Legend: A lie that has attained the I was bused to a school in We have a harder way to succeed Good history is a question of survival.