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Julia. By Katharine Tynan. (Smith, Elder, and Co. 6a.)— This

is a most delightful little story in which the wistful charm of "John Bull's Other Island " is very fully brought out. The character of old Mrs. O'Havanagh (who is the real heroine of the novel) is vividly drawn, and most readers will envy the hero his intimate acquaintance with her, and wish they themselves had had his opportunities of hearing her wonderful stories of her young days. The love-story is prettily given, but the real charm of the book lies in its portraiture and its Irish atmosphere.