George Ade''s greatest recognition came with Fables in Slang (1899), a national best-seller that was followed by a weekly syndicated fable and by 11 other books of fables. The fables, which contained only a little slang, were, rather, examples of the vernacular.The critic August Nemo selected seven short stories from this essential author of American literature:The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do SoThe Fable of the Two Mandolin Players and His Willing PerformerThe Fable of the Parents Who Tinkered with the OffspringThe Fable of the Man Who Didn''t Care for StorybooksThe Fable of the Kid Who Shifted His IdealThe Fable of How Uncle Brewster was Too Shifty for the TempterThe Fable of Lutie, the False Alarm, and How She Finished about the Time that She Started