Word: adee
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Artie, by George Ade (H. S. Stone and Co., Chicago) should find a place in every library as the funniest book of the year. Like "Chimmie Fadden," it was originally published in newspaper form and its wonderful popularity induced the publishers to bring it out in book form. It is the story of a typical "mucker" office boy, Artie, whose slangy conversations are extremely funny. He styles all college men as "rah rah boys" and describes them from an office boy's point of view. Mr. McCutcheon's illlustrations, with the decorative buckram cover make it a handsome volume...