10 OCTOBER 1908, Page 25

READABLE Novsas.—Catherine ' s Child. By Mrs. Henry de In Pasture. (Smith,

Elder, and Co. 6s.)—This is an excellent story of society. We are inclined to think that it would have been better without the adventure ; but all else is admirable.— The Sunny Side of the Hill. By Rosa Nouchette Carey. (Mac- millan and Co. 6s.)—A tale exhibiting all the qualities which make Miss Carey's fiction so popular.—The Quicksands of Life. By J. H. Edge, K.C. (John Milne. 6s.)—A tale with a secret, which readers who are not wearied of this kind of thing will be interested in finding out.