Life — December 2, 1901 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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' LIFE $9090O09O00O0000909H090009OH0$H0H000H0OH0H00H9HH0H00H0-H00H0H00HH0HO9H95HHOH94HHHOHH0H9-0H5HSHOH r > BOOK FOR CHILDREN Are You Trying for the | ARABELLA and ARAMINTA Sylvia Priz e—$500? ? y GERTRUDE SMITH, With YLVIA ts the heroine of the popalar new novel,entitied Syleia : The Sior yof an American | i : : Countess, She lived abroad, ‘and is described by oue of her admirers as “THE Most | illustrations, end papers, ard decora- BEAUTIFUL Woman IN Evrope." Twelve artists, known for their types of beantiful | tive cover by ETHEL REED, Fomen. mere invited cach to make a drawing expressing, is Wea oF the charming cee ures are all reproduced in o ‘8 natural suggestion, all | Mr. W. D. Mowells says this is “a Persone who like @ good tiny ana ad book which I should think might be ire beautiful women are now invited more surpassingly loved by the little Her R rene ceanien of the Spee rept | ones than any book that was ever | written for them," resented. | “Magnificently original,” says The SYLVIA: The STORY | Bookman. of an AMERICAN Large square octavo. | Paper boards, $1.00. COUNTESS By EVALYN EMERSON Holiday Edition of, Cloth, $2.00. She ROUND RABBIT and Other Child Verse by AGNES LEE, with pictures by O'Neill Latham, & Price, % ee Little Beasts of Field and Wood By WILLIAM EVERETT CRAM, “There could be hardly anything better calculated to train a child's power of observation, and to inspire him with a healthy and intelligent in- terest in natural life,”"— The Advance, With 24 full-page illustrations by the author, 12mo, cloth, $1.25. With Pictures of the Heroine by Albert R. Blashfteld, Carle J. Blen- ner, J. Wells Champney, Howard Chandler Christy, Louise Cox, Joseph De Camp, John Ellictt, Allan Gilbert, Albert Her’ Henry Hutt, Alice Barber Sto- phens, A. B. Wenzell. The person whose choice comes nearest to the chotce of the majority will re- celve A PRIZE OF FIVE HUNDRED ~ DOLLARS ($500.00), The book Itself ts a charming and © clever love story, readable and interest- ing from coverto cover. The voting Is very simple. Each volume contains full particulars and a allp on which the reader 1s to register his choice. It 1s 8 matter on which every one will naturally have an opinion; and the prize of $500.00 1s worth guessing for. Order through the bookstores or send $1.50 direct to the publishers. (This picture § copyright 1901 by) SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY, Boston CHILD VERSE 4y JOHN B, TABB. Little poems, full of fancy and sweetness, for grown people as well as for children, With cover design, end papers, and decorative title page by Bertram F. Goodhue, Small quarto, $1.00. Smail, Maynard & Company, Boston 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 Tho Iterary host of the occasion SYLVIA AS imacinco ay C, ALLAN GnoreT so ©3094 $9$9090$9O0590O 0O9000O90O00H000000049HH30906- f 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 were 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, HAMELIN GARLAND, ¥. HOPKINSON SMITH, JOHN KENDRICK BANGS, ROBERT GRANT, FRANK R. STOCKTON, GEORGE W. CABLE, JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, RUTH Mc ERY STUART, WINSTON CHURCHILL, Mrs, BURT BOOTH TARKINGTON, MARION CRAWFORD, WwW. D. HOW 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, OWEN WISTER. BERTHA RUNKLE, The public was then to be invited to guess the authorship, and PPOLOOD Each author was to contribute one story, the stories to be published ancnymously. 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 “\ HOUSE PARTY," which will appeal not only to every person of literary taste, but to every lover of good stories. THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST are given in full in the book, together 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. Ad guesses must be in by December 31. For sale by booksellers, or send $1.50 to the publishers SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY, Publishers, BOSTON 229940080O00809O 180000008 00000000008000000000008 00009009 08899008 90-99-09 were 90000000000 0000OO comicbooks.com