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READABLE NOVELS.—Twilight. By Frank Denby. (Hutchinson and Co. 6s.)—This book,

written just before the death of its author, can hardly escape the accusation of being morbid ; but " Frank Denby," who will write no more books for our entertainment, succeeds, in spite of the above fault, in interesting us to the last.--Collecled Tales. By Barry Pain. Vol. L (Martin Seeker. Ss.)—Many of these tales have a touch of the supernatural about them, the last one, " The Undying Thing," being truly horrifie.—Ambition'a Slave. By Fred M. White. (Ward, Lock, and Co. 6s)—An exciting story of modern life. It is well constructed, and the characters act entirely in accordance with the rules that govern the peculiar world of melo- drama which they inhabit.