George Ade has an established reputation among those who are lovers
of wholesome humor. His sketches, given in a picturesque dialect, are
characterized by a freshness of observation which is aided rather
than marred by the so-called slang in which they are written. Born at
Kentland, Newton county, Indiana, February 9, 1866, he graduated from
the University of Lafayette, Indiana, and subsequently became reporter
and telegraph editor on the Lafayette Evening Call. In 1891 he went
to Chicago, as a member of the staff of the Daily News of that city,
and afterward joined the forces of the Tribune. After establishing a
reputation as a humorist, he turned playwright and has scored several
metropolitan successes. His Fables in Slang, issued in 1899, and More
Fables are the best known of his pen products.