George Ade—humorist, dramatist.
Born at Kentland, Indiana, 1866. B. S., Purdue University, 1887. Newspaper work at Lafayette, Indiana, 1887-90. On the Chicago Record, 1890-1900.
Although some of his earlier plays were successful and promised a career as dramatist, his reputation now rests chiefly upon his humorous modern fables.
Bibliography
- Fables in Slang. 1900.
- More Fables. 1900.
- Forty Modern Fables. 1901.
- The County Chairman. 1903. (Play.)
- The College Widow. 1904. (Play.)
- Ade’s Fables. 1914.
- Hand-Made Fables. 1920.
For complete bibliography, see Cambridge, III (IV), 640, 763.
Studies and Reviews
- Moses.
- Am. M. 73 (’11): 71 (portrait), 73.
- Bookm. 51 (’20): 568; 54 (’21): 116.
- Harp. W. 47 (’03): 411 (portrait), 426.
- No. Am. 176 (’03): 739. (Howells.)
- Rev. 2 (’20): 461.
Conrad Potter Aiken—poet, critic.
Born at Savannah, Georgia, 1889. A. B., Harvard, 1912. Has lived abroad, in London, Rome, and Windermere.