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READABLE NOVELS.—On the Wall. By Richard Free. (John Lane. 6s.)—Twelve

short stories or studies of life in the East End, very powerfully written.—Why Jane Matehany Disappeared. By Michael Carane. (Ward, Lock, and Co. 6s.)—A curious story, with a look of impossibility which may yet be deceptive. —Sweet Mountain Maid. By E. Y. Pratt. (Henry J. Drane. 3s. 6d.)—A story of Australian life, with a certain naturalness about it —The Return of Joe, and other New Zealand Stories. By W. H. Koebel. (F. Griffith. 6s.)—Mr. Koebel writes with power on subjects which he knows. A little more cheerfulness would not do any harm.—A Fatal Dose. By Fred M. White. (Ward, Lock, and Co. 6s.)—A well-contrived story of the fortunes of an adventuress.