Life — November 28, 1901 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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ORITAIN BY THE ACT OF 4. The Funniest Book of the Year - Are You Trying for the Mr. Munchausen Sylvia. Prize—$500? AN ACCOUNT OF HIS RECENT ADVENTURES YLVIA {a the heroine of the popular new novel, entitled Syleta : The Slory of an Americin Counters. She lived abroad, and ie described by ong of her adinirers as" THe By Beacripcn Woman IN E Twelve artists, Known for thelr types of beau women, were fnvited cach to make a drawing expressing his idea of the charmi JOHN herolue. ‘Their plctures are all reproduced in the book. By a natural auggestion, ail 9 persons who Iike & good story and ai. KENDRICK = to give ible opinion of te pen BANGS SYLVIA: The STORY With 15 of an AMERICAN Pictures in Color by COUNTESS Peter Newell $ } By EVALYN EMERSON. With Pictures of the Heroine by Albert R. Blashfield, Carle J, Blen- ner, J. Wells Champney, Howard Chandler Christy, Louise Cox. Joseph De Camp, John Elliott, C, Allan Gilbert, Alvert Herter, Henry Hutt, Alice Barber 8to- phens, A. B. Wenzel. ‘The funniest fancies Mr. Bangs ever wrote and the funniest pictures Mr. Newell ever drew mS ‘Tne person whose choice comes nearest to the chotce of the majority will re- celve A PRIZE OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) er it SYLVIA it har YL The book itself 18 @ charming and acd'be:. merry iad tancapen, ee. O> Astaw iGeaeny clever love story, readable and Interest. All ing from cover to cover. The voting Is very simple. Each volume contains full particulars and a slip on which the reader 1s to register bis choice. It 1s a matter on which every Bookstores one will naturally have an opinion ; and the prize of $500.00 Is worth guessing for. © Order through the bookstores or send $1.50 direct to the publishers. (This picture SLE copyright 1901 by) NOYES, PLATT S irceacicntouteeld Boston SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY, Boston BOOOOOOOOOOOO-9O0O}S 9OOOOOOOCOOOHO GOGDDHGDGHOOGHHHOHHOHOD 9OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0O 0O9HO9OO9 9000000000000 A HOUSE PARTY An account of the stories that were told at a gathering of famous American authors, the story-tellers being introduced by . PAUL LEICESTER FORD The Iterary host of the occasion 9ODOHOOOOOOO 90000 Last spring plans were made by Messrs. Small, Maynard & Company for what may be called a literary “House Party " The idea was suggested by a casual discussion of the ear-marks of authorship. What is it that distinguishes the work of one writer from that of another? Is it style or a difference in the point of view? Could you tell who wrote a story if the author's name was not given? The questions were so in- teresting that it was determined to submit them to the reading public. Invitations to the ** House Party " were extended to the following distinguished authors : THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, HAMLIN GARLAND, F. HOPKINSON SMITH, JOHN KENDRICK BANGS, ROBERT GRANT, FRANK R, STOCKTON, GEORGE W, CABLE, JUEL CHANDLER HARRIS, RUTH McENERY STUART, WINSTON CHURCHILL, Mrs, BURTON HARRISON, BOOTH TARKINGTON, MARION CRAWFORD, W. DD. HOWELLS, OCTAVE THANET, MARGARET DELAND, SARAH ORNE JEWETT, MARK TWAIN, PAUL LEICESTER FORD, THOMAS NELSON PAGE, MARY E, WILKINS, JOHN FOX, Jr., CHARLES G, D. ROBERTS, OWKN WISTER. BERT! . Each author was to contribute one story, the stories to be published anonymously. The public was then to be invited to guess the authorship, and to add zest to the contest it was decided to offer a prize of One Thousand Dollars for the Right Guess Twelve of the authors above named accepted and have each told one story. These stories are all published together in our latest book entitled “A HOUSE PARTY,” which will appeal not only to every person of literary taste, but to every lover of good stories. CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST are given in full in the book, togsther with a guessing coupon, which is to be detached and mailed to the publishers. If more than one person guesses the correct authorship of the twelve stories, the thousand dollars will be divided among the winners, If no correct answer is received, the nearest correct will win the prize. All guesses must be in by December 31. For sale by booksellers, or send $1.50 to the publishers SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY, Publishers, BOSTON 999OO9O9OOS0HH09HHH90H6H00HHH0HHHH H4HH90HHHH0HHH0HHHH0H O99909H000HO09HH00009000H000HOO00O0 O08 comicbooks.com