Madame de Staël wrote: "Fame is for women only a splendid mourning for happiness"; Mr. Metcalfe tells us how a sweet little woman, whose world is little bigger than her husband, loses that perspective by contact with the superficially clever young literary set in London. She is persuaded to write, and her writing is attended with success, such as it is,--the sort of success which means much figuring in "literary notes," interviews describing the privacy of one's fireside, and preeminence among so-called Bohemians. New York--G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS--London * * * * * GOOD FICTION Morchester A Story of American Society, Politics, and Affairs. By CHARLES DACHET. 12°. (By mail, $1.35.) _Net_, $1.20 "Though unknown to the readers of romance, Mr. Dachet here shows himself to be a master of the craft of romance writing. The action of his book takes place in an eastern city which may easily be identified with Pittsburgh, and in several of the characters of the story, local politicians of national reputation may be recognized.... The story on every page shows power, reserve, and a profound knowledge of the actualities of modern life, and no little literary handling."--_Chicago Interior._ The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci: The Forerunner By DMITRI MEREJKOWSKI, author of "The Death of the Gods," etc. Authorized translation from the Russian, edited by HERBERT TRENCH. 12°. (By mail, $1.65.) _Net_, $1.50 "Leonardo, who is presented as the hero of the story, is a figure of great nobility.... A finer study of the artistic temperament at its best could scarcely be found. And Leonardo is the centre of a crowd of striking figures. It is impossible to speak too highly of the dramatic power with which they are presented, both singly and in combination.... The story as a whole is a very powerful piece of work, standing higher above the level of contemporary fiction than it would be easy to say."--_London Spectator._ Typhoon By JOSEPH CONRAD, author of "Lord Jim." 16°. (By mail, $1.10.) _Net_, $1.00 "Its scenes are painted with a vividness that leaves us breathless.... It is an extraordinarily artistic book.... Only a man of genius could have written 'Typhoon.'"--_N. Y. Tribune._ New York--G. P. PUTMAN'S SONS--London * * * * * Transcriber's note: Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including obsolete and variant spellings and other inconsistencies. Text that has been changed to correct an obvious error is noted below. Several occurrences of mismatched double quotes and missing periods in the original were silently corrected. A list of other books by Myrtle Reed found at the begining was moved to the back of the book, before the other advertisements.