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READABLE NOVELS.—The Seeds of Paradise. By Mario Hartill, (Hodder and

Stoughton. 6s.)-Miss Hartill writes intimately of life in South Africa ; and her heroine, Anne„is a- most lovable l'lersoit.---+Cleopafra, a G.ipsy. By Arthur F. Wallis. (Sampson: Low, Marston, and Co. 6s.) -A romance of_tho days-of James which. has in it some capital- scenes•of adventure.—Tristram' By L A. R. Wylie. (Mills and Boon. 6s-)-Miss Wylie ;siv.os us, as usual, an admirable account of English -people in India ; and. melodrama which is at once thrilling and reasonable.: --The House in Watchman's • Alley. By Sophie. Cole. (Same publishers and price.)-A comedy which sometimes. borders: on farce. It is very well written, and treats of the war lightly but with dignity.