Mr. Benson has returned to the field which he developed with such signal success in “Dodo,” and his new novel reveals a brilliancy, social knowledge, and worldly wisdom that show how much the author has grown in force and pungency since the appearance of his first book. The Luck of the Vails. A Romance. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. “If Mr. Benson continues to write novels as interesting as this latest product from his pen--stories that will hold the attention of the reader as absorbingly as this one is sure to do--he is very likely to win a name among English fiction writers that shall be as lasting as--say, the name of Wilkie Collins.”--_Brooklyn Eagle._ Mammon & Co. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. “Mr. Benson writes from intimate knowledge and the inside. He is a part of the very society which he openly censures.... His novel stands out as a strong bit of work in which he is very much at home. Its brilliant sayings and clever epigrams give it a finish and polish which are even more effective than the setting itself. What is more, Mr. Benson sees with a great deal of heart the tragedy of human experience, and writes of it feelingly.”--_Boston Herald._ Dodo. A Detail of the Day. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00; paper, 50 cents. “‘Dodo’ is a delightfully witty sketch of the ‘smart’ people of society.... The writer is a true artist.”--_London Spectator._ The Rubicon. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00; paper, 50 cents. “The anticipations which must have been formed by all readers of ‘Dodo’ will in no wise be disappointed by ‘The Rubicon.’ The new work is well written, stimulating, unconventional, and, in a word, characteristic. Intellectual force is never absent, and the keen observation and knowledge of character, of which there is abundant evidence, are aided by real literary power.”--_Birmingham Post._ D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. * * * * * A NOVEL OF REAL IMPORTANCE. =The Law of Life.= By ANNA MCCLURE SHOLL. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. This remarkable novel presents an entirely new and a very entertaining feature of American national and social development. Miss Sholl has sought her inspiration in the life and interests of a large University, as that life is felt and known from the faculty and post-graduate standpoints. The author has brought to this fascinating and unfamiliar subject a close personal knowledge and an enthusiastic appreciation of its possibilities for literary purposes. “The book is exceptionally interesting.... A genuine touch of dramatic power.”--_Harry Thurston Peck._ “An impassioned romance, told with admirable balance; absorbingly interesting and one of the most vital novels of the day.”--_Lillian Whiting in the Chicago Inter-Ocean._