More Fables

Uncle Brewster sets off for the Great City in his “Annual Collar,” with Aunt Mehely warning he’s “full of the Old Harry.” He insists he can take care of himself—then asks how much a theater chair costs.

In these turn-of-the-century fables, George Ade sends familiar human vanities into comic collision with city life. Uncle Brewster wants to seem fine and fancy, but the theater, the racetrack, and a hotel bellhop’s “friendly” card game all put his caution—and his purse—to the test. Around him, sharp operators know just how to turn pride, politeness, or a pretty smile to their advantage. Ade’s brisk, mischievous tales make each small embarrassment a lesson in human nature. But when Brewster returns home, will Aunt Mehely hear the story as it really happened?

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