new fable private agitator what de george ade (1 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. JOHN T. MCcUTCHEON HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY. (illustrateur). 1st Edition. THIS MAGAZINE CONTAINS A FABLE BY GEORGE ADE THAT WAS PUUBLISHED IN THE AUGUST, 1912 "COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE." THE TITLE OF THE FABLE IS "THE NEW FABLE OF THE PRIVATE AGITATOR AND WHAT HE COOKED UP." THE FABLE IS ABOUT THE LIFE OF AN INDIVIDUAL FROM HIS CHILDHOOD TO BECOME A SUCCSESSFUL AND WEALTHY BUSINESS MAN AND INTO HIS OLD AGE IN RETIREMENT. A GOD CALLED "AMBITION." APPEARS TO HIM AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF HIS LIFE BEGINNING AS A CHILD TO A VERY OLD AGE. THE GOD "AMBITION" GUIDES HIM AT VARIOUS STAGES OF HIS SUCCESSFUL LIFE TO ACHIEVE CONSIDERABLE WEALTH AND NOTORIETY. THE "AMBITION" GOD PROVIDES SAGE ADVISE THAT LEADS TO HIS SUCCESSES IN BUSINESS AND POLITICS AS HE ACCUMULATES MUCH WEALTH AND NOTERITY. HOWEVER, IN HIS VERY OLD AGE AFTER TAKING UP THE GAME OF GOLF AS AN AVERSION, HE ENGAGES A YOUNG GOLFER IN THE GAME AT HIS PRIVATE GOLF GLUB, HE IS CHALLENGED BY THE AWKWARD GANGLING OPPONENT WHO CONTINUALLY TROUNCES HIM IN THE GAMEI IN SPITE OF HIS WEALTH AND NOTERIETY. ALL THIS IS TOLD IN THE LINGO AND JARGON THAT GEORGE ADE USED TO ENTERTAIN HIS READERS. ADE'S FABLE IS ACCOMPANIED BY FOUR FULL PAGE WONDERFUL WOOD ENGRAVINGS BY THE ARTIST AND CARTOONIST JOHN T. McCUTCHEON. THIS ISSUE OF "COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE" IMCLUDES A COLORFUL COVER ILLUSTRATION DRAWING OF A YOUNG WOMAN AND HER DOG THAT IS BY HARRISON FISHER. THERE ARE 1MULTIPLE PAGES OF ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SCHOOLS, 1912 AUTOMOBILES, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, HEALTH PRODUCTS AND BUSINESS NMERCHANDISE.