Fables in Slang by George Ade (1866 - 1944)

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While a columnist for The Chicago Record humorist George Ade penned numerous fables which were subsequently collected into books. Fables in Slang is the first of these collections. It contains 26 satirical stories that lampoon phrenologists, idealists, snobs, fanatics and other ignorant fools of the day, most of which still wander through our modern lives. Jean Shepherd considered Ade a predecessor who made writers like James Thurber, Mike Royko, and himself possible. Fables in Slang was first published in 1899 by Herbert S. Stone and Company. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)
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1 – Fables in Slang
Episode 1
Wednesday, 31 December, 1969

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