"In Pastures New" by George Ade is a series of travel stories that looks at how Americans saw Europe in the early 1900s. The collection focuses on Mr. Peasley, an American, as he visits England, encountering difficulties with the language and culture. The book kicks off by showing how a businessman from America feels lost and confused when he gets to England, where things are very different than home, highlighting the contrast in customs. The narrative follows Mr. Peasley as he misinterprets what people say and do, leading to funny situations that also show some real truths about traveling between America and Europe. The tone is funny, but also gives insight into what Americans thought about Europe at the time.
In Pastures New
By George Ade
An American abroad finds himself hilariously lost in translation, attempting to navigate the confusing customs of early 20th-century England.
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About the AuthorGeorge Ade was an American writer, syndicated newspaper columnist, librettist, and playwright who gained national notoriety at the turn of the 20th century with his "Stories of the Streets and of the Town", a column that used street language and slang to describe daily life in Chicago, and a column of his fables in slang, which were humorous stories that featured vernacular speech and the liberal use of capitalization in his characters' dialog.
George Ade was an American writer, syndicated newspaper columnist, librettist, and playwright who gained national notoriety at the turn of the 20th century with his "Stories of the Streets and of the Town", a column that used street language and slang to describe daily life in Chicago, and a column of his fables in slang, which were humorous stories that featured vernacular speech and the liberal use of capitalization in his characters' dialog.
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