George Ade

Ade in 1904 George Ade (February 9, 1866 – May 16, 1944) was an American writer, syndicated newspaper columnist, librettist, and playwright who gained national notoriety at the turn of the 20th century with his "Stories of the Streets and of the Town", a column that used street language and slang to describe daily life in Chicago, and a column of his fables in slang, which were humorous stories that featured vernacular speech and the liberal use of capitalization in his characters' dialog.

Ade's fables in slang gained him wealth and fame as an American humorist, as well as earning him the nickname of the "Aesop of Indiana". His notable early books include ''Artie'' (1896); ''Pink Marsh'' (1897); ''Fables in Slang'' (1900), the first in a series of books; and ''In Babel'' (1903), a collection of his short stories. His first stage work produced for the Broadway stage was the operetta ''The Sultan of Sulu'', for which he wrote the libretto in 1901. ''The Sho-Gun'' and his best-known plays, ''The County Chairman'' and ''The College Widow'', were simultaneously appearing on Broadway in 1904. Ade also wrote scripts and had some of his fables and plays adapted into motion pictures.

During the first quarter of the 20th century, Ade, along with Booth Tarkington, Meredith Nicholson, and James Whitcomb Riley helped to create a Golden Age of literature in Indiana.

The Purdue University graduate from rural Newton County, Indiana, began his career in journalism as a newspaper reporter in Lafayette, Indiana, before moving to Chicago, Illinois, to work for the ''Chicago Daily News''. In addition to writing, Ade enjoyed traveling, golf, and entertaining at Hazelden, his estate home near Brook, Indiana. Ade was also a member of Purdue University's board of trustees from 1909 to 1916, a longtime member of the Purdue Alumni Association, a supporter of Sigma Chi (his college fraternity), and a former president of the Mark Twain Association of America. In addition, he donated funds for construction of Purdue's Memorial Gymnasium, its Memorial Union Building, and with David Edward Ross, contributed land and funding for construction of Purdue's Ross–Ade Stadium, named in their honor in 1924. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Single blessedness, and other observations. by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    London : Methuen & co. ltd., 1922
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    The old-time saloon. : Not wet--not dry just history. by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    New York : Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, Inc., 1931
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    The permanent Ade ; the living writings of George Ade. by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1947
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    In pastures new. by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Literature House, 1969
    Format: Book


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    The slim princess. : With illustrations by George F. Kerr. by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1907
    Format: Book


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    The America of George Ade, 1866-1944. by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    New York : Putnam, 1960
    Format: Book


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    In pastures new. by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Toronto : Musson, 1906
    Format: Book


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    In Babel; stories of Chicago by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    New York : McClure, Phillips & Co., 1903
    Format: Book


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    More fables by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Chicago & New York,; Chicago ; New York : H.S. Stone and company,; Herbert S. Stone and Company, 1900
    Format: Book


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    Ade's fables by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Garden City : Doubleday, Page, 1914
    Format: Book


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    Fables in slang : and More fables in slang by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    New York : Dover Publications, 1960
    Format: Book


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    Artie. : A story of the streets and town by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Chicago : H. S. Stone & co., 1896
    Format: Book


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    One afternoon with Mark Twain by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    [Chicago, Ill.] : Mark Twain Society of Chicago, 1939
    Format: Book


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    Fables in slang : and More fables in slang by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    New York : Dover Publications, 1960
    Format: Book


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    Artie, and, Pink Marsh : two novels by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1963
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    More fables by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Chicago : H. S. Stone and Company, 1900
    Format: Book


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    Fables in slang by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Chicago : H.S. Stone, 1900
    Format: Book


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    Doc' Horne ; a story of the streets and town by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Chicago : H.S. Stone, 1899
    Format: Book


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    Pink Marsh : a story of the streets and town by Ade, George, 1866-1944

    Chicago : H.S. Stone, 1897
    Format: Book