Judge, 1918-11-09 · page 35 of 36
Judge — November 9, 1918 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **book advertisement page**, not political satire. It promotes two literary collections: **Main content:** Advertisements for complete works of Guy de Maupassant (a 19th-century French short-story master) and Paul de Kock's "Merry Tales." The page emphasizes Maupassant's skill at depicting "life at its maddest" with unflinching realism about human folly, passion, and vice. An example story, "A False Alarm," is highlighted. **The illustrations** show genteel Victorian/Edwardian domestic scenes—women reading, a man at a piano, figures with bookshelves—romanticizing literary culture. The timing (November 1918, just after WWI's end) is notable but the page itself contains **no political commentary or satire**. It's straightforward publishing promotion targeting educated readers interested in classic European literature, emphasizing completeness, translation quality, and attractive binding as selling points.
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