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READABLZ Nover.s.—Requital. By Mrs. J. 0. Arnold. (Methuen and Co.

6s.)—The sacrifice entailed by a girl's ambitious, loveless marriage, pleasantly recounted with discursive sentiment about the Boer War.—If it Please You. By R. Marsh. (Same publishers and price.)—Eleven short stories of bishops, burglars, and others. Lifted Curtains. By Edward Noble. (Constable and Co. 6s.) —Ten stories of the sea; some are grim or pathetic, a few in a far lighter mood than Mr. Noble's wont—The Gay Adventure. By Richard Bird. (W. Blackwood and Sons. 6s.)—Ingenious and agreeable farce.