With six Illustrations by A. B. Wenzell and a Cover in Blue and Gold. 12mo, Cloth, Price, $1.50 The Bobbs-Merrill Company, _Indianapolis_ * * * * * A SPLENDIDLY VITAL NARRATION THE MASTER OF APPLEBY _A romance of the Carolinas_ By FRANCIS LYNDE Viewed either as a delightful entertainment or as a skilful and finished piece of literary art, this is easily one of the most important of recent novels. One can not read a dozen pages without realizing that the author has mastered the magic of the story-teller's art. After the dozen pages the author is forgotten in his creations. It is rare, indeed, that characters in fiction live and love, suffer and fight, grasp and renounce in so human a fashion as in this splendidly vital narration. With pictures by T. de Thulstrup 12mo, cloth. Price, $1.50 The Bobbs-Merrill Company, _Indianapolis_ * * * * * WHAT BOOK BY A NEW AUTHOR HAS RECEIVED SUCH PRAISE? WHAT MANNER OF MAN By EDNA KENTON The novel, "What Manner of Man," is a study of what is commonly known as the "artistic temperament," and a novel so far above the average level of merit as to cause even tired reviewers to sit up and take hope once more.--_New York Times._ It will certainly stand out as one of the most notable novels of the year.--_Philadelphia Press._ It does not need a trained critical faculty to recognize that this book is something more than clever.--_N. Y. Commercial._ Note should be made of the literary charm and value of the work, and likewise of its eminently readable quality, considered purely as a romance.--_Philadelphia Record._ Literary distinction is stamped on every page, and the author's insight into the human heart gives promise of a brilliant future.--_Chicago Record-Herald._ The whole book is full of dramatic force. The author is an unusual thinker and observer, and has a rare gift for creative literature.--_Philadelphia Evening Telegraph._ "What Manner of Man" is a study and a creation.--_N. Y. World._ 12mo, Cloth, Gilt Top, $1.50 The Bobbs-Merrill Company, _Indianapolis_ * * * * * DIFFERENT AND DELIGHTFUL UNDER THE ROSE A Story of the Loves of a Duke and a Jester By FREDERIC S. ISHAM Author of The Strollers In "Under the Rose" Mr. Isham has written a most entertaining book--the plot is unique; the style is graceful and clever; the whole story is pervaded by a spirit of sunshine and good humor, and the ending is a happy one. Mr. Christy's pictures mark a distinct step forward in illustrative art. There is only one way, and it is an entertaining one, to find out what is "Under the Rose"--read it. "No one will take up 'Under the Rose' and lay it down before completion; many will even return to it for a repeated reading"--_Book News._