George Ade's Recognition

George Ade's greatest recognition came with Fables in Slang (1899), a national best-seller that was followed by a weekly syndicated fable and by 11 other books of fables. The fables, which contained only a little slang, were, rather, examples of the vernacular.

Selected Short Stories by August Nemo

The critic August Nemo selected seven short stories from this essential author of American literature:

• The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do So
• The Fable of the Two Mandolin Players and His Willing Performer
• The Fable of the Parents Who Tinkered with the Offspring
• The Fable of the Man Who Didn't Care for Storybooks
• The Fable of the Kid Who Shifted His Ideal
• The Fable of How Uncle Brewster was Too Shifty for the Tempter
• The Fable of Lutie, the False Alarm, and How She Finished about the Time that She Started