THESE are short stories, brief little hammer-stroke stories, just long enough to hit the nail upon the head. Mr. Ade’s “Babel” is Chicago, and the scenes of the stories are laid in familiar and unfamiliar quarters of that rushing Western metropolis. It is a book about the real joys and sorrows of real people, written in pure English by the great master of American slang, whose quaint philosophy and humor have ranked him among America’s most characteristic writers.
The stories deal with the upper, the middle, and the under classes, and show in both pathetic and humorous light the happenings in the fashionable circles upon the Lake front, as well as among the Irish and Italian emigrants in the squalid quarters of the city.
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By S. R. Crockett
Author of “The Banner of Blue,” “The Firebrand”
FLOWER O’ THE CORN
MR. CROCKETT has made an interesting novel of romance and intrigue. He has chosen a little town in the south of France, high up in the mountains, as the scene for his drama. The plot deals with a group of Calvinists who have been driven from Belgium into southern France, where they are besieged in their mountain fastness by the French troops. A number of historical characters figure in the book, among them Madame de Maintenon.
“Flower o’ the Corn” is probably one of Mr. Crockett’s most delightful women characters. The book is notable for its fine descriptions.