More Fables

Ade, George

ISBN 10: 1163772631 / ISBN 13: 9781163772638

Published by Kessinger Publishing, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: More Fables
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1163772631
• ISBN 13: 9781163772638
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Newman, Clyde J
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

""More Fables"" by George Ade is a collection of witty and humorous tales that offer a satirical commentary on various aspects of society. The book includes a variety of fables, each with its own unique characters and settings, but all with a common theme of poking fun at human nature and societal norms.In these fables, Ade uses animals and other creatures to represent different types of people and their behaviors. For example, in one story, a group of ants must work together to survive the winter, but their selfishness and greed ultimately leads to their downfall. In another, a wise old owl teaches a group of young birds about the dangers of vanity and pride.Throughout the book, Ade's writing is clever and engaging, with a playful tone that makes the stories enjoyable to read. His use of humor and irony helps to drive home his messages about the follies of human behavior, making ""More Fables"" a thought-provoking and entertaining read for readers of all ages.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

About the Author

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 greatest living American writer."