Judge, 1889-07-20 · page 15 of 16
Judge — July 20, 1889 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon. It showcases Judge Publishing Company's offerings circa the 1880s-90s. The page advertises five serialized novels (priced 25-50 cents), emphasizing their popularity and literary merit through quoted praise. Notable titles include "Napoleon Smith" (in its fourth edition, apparently a bestseller) and works by established writers like Mrs. Oliphant. Below are advertisements for Judge's serial publications—"The Dude" (10 cents, featuring "pictures and caricatures of swell life") and numbered serials like "The German Policeman" and "The Blue Pencil Club." **The satire is implicit**: Judge, a satirical magazine, published both humorous serials mocking urban "swell" society and serious fiction. "The Dude" serial likely ridiculed fashionable, idle wealthy men—a common Judge target. The page positions entertainment and social commentary as complementary products for the same audience. No specific political figures are caricatured here; this is commercial promotion reflecting Judge's dual identity as satirist and publisher.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
JUDGE 247 —=-JUDGE’S * NOVELS.=- No.l. “NAPOLEON SMITH.” (Fourth edition.) By W. J. ARKELL and A. T. WORDEN. PRICE, 25 CENTS. fapoleon Smith,” a novel by a well-known New-Yorker, is published by the Judge publishing company. unparalleled in the publishing trade, is fully warranted by the plot of the story. ‘The author has made quite as much of a hit in popular interest as Rider Haggard ever has done, and there is no one who reads it who will not bz so entertained as to ask all his friends to read it. conceived and is handled with skill.—Boston Globe. No. 2. “STAR-CROSSED: THE LIFE AND LOVE OF AN ACTRESS." By AN ACTRESS. PRICE, 50 CENTS. A remarkably interesting story. Intensely original in style and full cf startling incident. sad has written the book in a charmingly refreshing, vigorous, and entertaining manner. No. 8. “LADY CAR: THE SEQUEL OF A LIFE.” By Mrs. OLIPHANT. PRICE, 25 CENTS. The latest story from the pen of this entertaining writer. The only authorized American edition, No. 4. ‘JACK OF HEARTS: A STORY OF BOHEMIA.” By H. T. JOHNSON. PRICE, 25 CENTS. A delightful romance of English life, No. 5. “A PHILOSOPHER IN LOVE AND IN UNIFORM." BY THE AUTHORS OF “NAPOLEON SMITH.” (Illustrated. Bound in paper.) PRICE, 25 CENTS. Of all the weird, dramatic, and intensely interesting novels of this era, none can surpass ‘A Philosopher in Love and in Uniform,” just published by the Judge publishing company. ‘Its author must have been not only a soldier, but a man familiar with life in its various phases, and, beyond that, a deep and laborious student in recondite literature, His powers of description are certainly remarkable, Nothing could be more vivid than his description of the battle of Ch i told in few words. One can almost imagine that he sees the flashing of the sabres, that he hears the roar of the artillery and the gi tion about this novel that strangely touches the heart of the reader. " Best of all that may be said of it, there is nothing in it tha Its first edition of 50,000, which is It is remarkably well The author is a well-known actress of the American stage, though that panders to depravity or violates refinement. ‘Those who read ‘* Napoleon Smith”—one of the famous ‘of last suramer’s popular novels—will recognize in the writer of ‘*A Philosopher in Love and in Uniform” the intelligent.and active brain that created the former romantic story.—Frank Leslie's Ilustrated Newspaper. All the above books are to be obtained of booksellers and newsdealers, or will be sent postpaid on receipt of price by Tue JupGe PusiisHinc Co., Judge Building, 5th Ave. and 16th St., New York. JUDGE’S SERIALS—No. 7., JUDCE’S SERIALS. ” UBLISHED QUARTERLY. © TEN CENTS PER SINGLE NUMBER “THE DUDE. DisIatnenye No. 1, “THE MAN WHO TALKS” No. 2, “THE GERMAN POLICEMAN.” No. 3. “ZIM’S SKETCHES.” No, 4. “BLACK AND TAN.” re No. 5. “THE BLUE PENCIL CLUB.” PRICE, 10 CENTS. No. 6, “THE COLD SNAP.” eo bo No. 7. “THE DUDE.” For sale by all newsdealers and trainboys, or sent postpaid on receipt BEING “JUDGE'S” BEST PICTURES AND CARICATURES OF SWELL LIFE. NOW OUT. To be had of all book and news dealers, or mailed on of price by receipt of price by THE JUDGE PUBLISHING CO.,| THE JUDGE PUBLISHING CO,, NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK CITY. FLESS & RIDGE, JUDGE PRINTERS, FIFTH AVENUE AND SIXTEENTH STREET, NEW YORK. comicbooks.com