The Best of George AdeIndiana University Press, 1985 - 254 Seiten George Ade has aptly been dubbed the Neil Simon of his day. This representative collection, the first in forty years, reveals AdeÕs originality and universality, his ear for the vernacular and rhythms of speech, and his satiric sparkle. |
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The Fable of Sister Mae Who Did as Well | 3 |
The Fable of How the FoolKiller Backed | 9 |
The Fable of What Happened the Night | 16 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Ade's American Artie asked Aunt Fanny bachelor BUDD Buell Carl Chautauqua cherry Chicago CHIQUITA CHORUS Club Colonel comes Dave Ross dear DINGBAT Dreiser Dubley Effie enters Fables in Slang Father FLOSSIE Fred friends front G B Mc GALULA George Ade George Barr McCutcheon girl Governor H. L. Mencken HADJI hand HARDY Hazelden Hazelden Brook heard HENRIETTA Hoosier Indiana John JONES Kentland KI-RAM knew ladies LATTIMORE lived look Louise Dresser Lutie Mark Twain married McCutcheon MILES Monon morning native never night opera palace PAMELA Pink play population Purdue REFRAIN sing smiled soldiers song Sophie story Street Sultan Sultan of Sulu Sulu talk Taylor tell Theodore Dreiser thing told town trees voice W. D. Howells walked Wallace What's wife window wives woman women young