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George Ade

Born

in Kentland, Ind., The United States

February 09, 1866

Died

May 16, 1944

Genre

Humor

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George Ade (February 9, 1866 – May 16, 1944) was an American writer, newspaper columnist, and playwright.

Ade's literary reputation rests upon his achievements as a great humorist of American character during an important era in American history: the first large wave of migration from the countryside to burgeoning cities like Chicago, where, in fact, Ade produced his best fiction. He was a practicing realist during the Age of (William Dean) Howells and a local colorist of Chicago and the Midwest. His work constitutes a vast comedy of Midwestern manners and, indeed, a comedy of late 19th-century American manners. In 1915, Sir Walter Raleigh, Oxford professor and man of letters, while on a lecture tour in America, called George Ade "the greate ...more

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	Fables in Slang 3.62 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1899 — 140 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fable of The Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished To Do So liked it 3.00 avg rating — 50 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old-Time Saloon: Not Wet - Not Dry, Just History by George Ade, Bill Savage (Editor) 3.63 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1931 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Set of Poe 3.53 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1897 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ade's Fables 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — 130 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	People You Know by George Ade, John T. McCutcheon (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1903 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Slim Princess by George Ade, George F. Kerr (Illustrator) 2.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2005 — 99 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knocking the Neighbors 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1912 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Fables 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1900 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories of Chicago 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“After being turned down by numerous publishers, he decided to write for posterity.”
― George Ade

tags: writing

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“In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of entertainment. ”
― George Ade

tags: city, country, entertainment, funeral, traffic

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“A lot of smart young people have come out of Indiana. The smarter they are, the faster they come out”
― George Ade

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