Illinois Authors

Nabu Press, [Place of publication not identified] : 2010.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC 1896

J. H. Sears & Co., Inc. Freeport, N.Y., 1928

Collection of adventure stories from the pen of humorist George Ade, starring Eddie Parks, the Newsboy Detective. These tales of high derring-do and heroism by the pint-sized adventurer pay tribute to the "nickel library" books that once entranced young boys and outraged their parents. Illustrated with delightful drawings by Ade's longtime collaborator, John T. McCutcheon. Originally published in The Chicago Record. 147 pages.

Hardpress Publishing, [Place of publication not identified] : 2012.

Hardpress Publishing, [Place of publication not identified] : 2012.

Hardpress Publishing, [Place of publication not identified] : 2012.

Herbert S. Stone and Company 1900

"Fables in Slang" is probably George Ade's most famous book and contains 26 of the humorist's satirical takes on peoples' struggles to fit into new booming cities such as Chicago. Ade, who was perhaps the first modern American humorist, followed in the footsteps of his idol Mark Twain by making expert use of the American language. In his unique "Fables in Slang," which used not so much slang as the American colloquial vernacular, Ade pursued an effectively genial satire notable for its scrupulous objectivity. Ade's regular practice in the best fables is to present a little drama incorporating concrete, specific evidence with which he implicitly indicts the object of his satire—always a type (e.g., the social climber). The fable's actual moral is nearly always implicit, though he liked to tack on a mock, often ironic moral (e.g., "Industry and perseverance bring a sure reward"). Through the values implicit in the fables, Ade manifested an ambivalence between the traditional rural virtues, in which he was raised (the virtues of Horatio Alger and the McGuffey Readers), and the craftiness he saw all around him in booming Chicago." (Wikipedia)

Nabu Press, [Place of publication not identified] : 2010.

Theclassics Us, [Place of publication not identified] : 2013.

FORGOTTEN Books, [Place of publication not identified], 2015.

Hardpress Ltd, [Place of publication not identified] : 2013.

Musson, Toronto : 1906.

G.J. McLeod 1900

R. West, Philadelphia : 1977 [©1939]

1905

Kessinger Publishing, LLC 1897

Kessinger Publishing, LLC 1933

University of Illinois Press Urbana : 2003

Originally published anonymously between 1893 and 1900 in a column in the "Chicago Record," a collection of stories offers a look at the social life of Chicago in the Gay Nineties.

R. H. Russell 1903

More fables from humorist George Ade. These (subtitled A Bunch of He and She Fables), focus on the ever-challenging relationship between men and women. As the author states, "The Girl Proposition contains so many kinds of Human Endeavor that it has been found inadvisable to treat the Subject exhaustively in a mere Pocket Guide. The Purpose of this Volume shall have been accomplished if Students are aroused to a keener Interest in the sprightly Topic and feel encouraged to undertake Original Research, verifying by Experiment the Conclusions herewith set down." The illustrations, in imitation of the old-style woodcuts, are by John T. McCutcheon, Frank Holme, Carl Werntz, and Clyde J. Newman. 192 pages.

Fancy a tipple? Then pull up a stool, raise a glass, and dip into this delightful paean to the grand old saloon days of yore. Written by Chicago-based journalist, playwright, and all-round wit George Ade in the waning years of Prohibition, The Old-Time Saloon is both a work of propaganda masquerading as “just history” and a hilarious exercise in nostalgia. Featuring original, vintage illustrations along with a new introduction and notes from Bill Savage, Ade's book takes us back to the long-gone men’s clubs of earlier days, when beer was a nickel, the pretzels were polished, and the sardines were free.

1st World Library - Literary Society 1907

Nabu Press, [Place of publication not identified] : 2012.

The Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1911

First collection of George Ade's humorous poetry. Limited to 1000 copies for The Indiana Society of Chicago. 91 pages.