Judge, 1918-05-18 · page 35 of 36
Judge — May 18, 1918 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **book advertisement** for a complete works edition of Guy de Maupassant, the French writer, published May 18, 1918. The left side features a dramatic illustration accompanying promotional text about Maupassant's stories, particularly emphasizing his unflinching depiction of "the deceived husband"—a recurring theme in his work. The text poses rhetorical questions about why worthy men become victims of scheming women and deception in marriage. The central and lower sections showcase the 17-volume deluxe edition, highlighting its "unabridged and unexpurgated" nature—significant because Maupassant's realistic treatment of human sexuality and moral ambiguity was often censored. The ad emphasizes "realism unalloyed" and notes his influence on major writers like Tolstoy and Henry James. This is a **sales pitch**, not satire. The "tragedy" framing serves the marketing strategy by promising emotionally gripping content about marital betrayal and human nature's darker aspects—precisely Maupassant's appeal to educated readers of this era.
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May 18, 1918 = | | | | Sr is CE LF EE A A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY | Why does the poor fellow who really deserves the best usually get the worst of it in the matrimonial lottery? Mau- passant, whose stories picture all sorts and conditions of life, and all kinds of men and women, from the best to the basest, with a relentless realism, has made the man who treads the Via Dolorosa of the deceived husband the subject of one of his best novelettes, that grips one with hooks of steel in the intensity of its passion and anguish. Why should the possession of a little money make a worthy man the legitimate prey of a scheming woman? Why is it that nothing reveals to upright hearts the deceits of infamous hearts? How is it that voices have the same sound for adoring as for lying? Why is a false, deceptive look the same as a sincere one? These are the reflections of the injured husband when, after years of fancied domestic security, the awful truth is borne home to him and the storm bursts. Maupassant doesnot moralize. In the wonderful pictures he gives of the world he lived in virtue is praised and vice is condemned rather by events and action. If he is toreiblyireal, and the nudity of his human nature is startling in its effect, it is because his stories mirror life as he found it. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF GUY DE MAUPASSANT A SPECIALLY LOW BEFORE-PUBLICATION PRICE UNABRIDGED AND UNEXPURGATED A Fine Library Edition ful full page frontispiece illustrations ‘mad? for the VERDUN EDITION J. E. AMllen, This is the only passant containing illus- the spirit of the text. 17 Volumes in Rich Cloth Binding Each Volume 8!{ x S!4 inches Big, Clear 12 Point Type on Pure White Antique Paper 5,500 Pages That Will Hold You Chained by the Hour 347 Stories, Novels, Novelettes, Poems, Dramas. ntertainment for a Thousand and One Paris, Stories of id Life in Strange Lands ¢ African Hinterland. War, Crime, Mystery and Horror. Send Today to Get the Benefit of the Before-Publica- tion Price REALISM UNALLOYED Maupassant presented only what he had actually observed. _ READY IN A FEW DAYS | sof human nature and the of ‘the saving The petty meannes: ‘h stir most men passions—lust and cupidity— and women to action did not st partial hand so long as this ugly side of humanity existed. Piti- less as is his art, at times he surprises us with a touch of tender pathos in which we recognize the warm heart of a fellowm: ni receive the books. er in which received. ler of shipment naturally given 10 su- scriptions accompanied by the present before-publication cash price, $18.00. Books delivered charges prepaid. As the supreme master in what is one of the most MONEY BACK IF NOE SATISFIED, difficult forms of art—the short story—Maupas- sant’s fame has extended into all civilized lands. ‘Tolstoy marveled at the depth of human interest he found in his stories; Andrew Lang declared he found in him “the’ tenderness of Fielding, the graphic power of S biting satire of Swift, mingled and in Gallic gu and Henry James hailed ad achieved the m Maupassant to se it price, $19.00, which I agree more) a month following re- ceipt of books Other ‘ill within Gve days ask for Instructions retufa, at your expense, my $1.00 to: be refunded on their recelpi Name Address Occupation SUSUR MS aL