OTHER NOVELS.—The Unholy Experiment. By Con- stance Smedley. (Matto and
Windus. 7s. 6d. net.)— This novel might almost take its place as a story -of travel, as it includes an .account of the journey troni New YOrk to California and back again... The background, however, is interesting and unobtrusive, and the main appeal of the novel lies in the matrimonial situation which develops between Lucia Craven, the husband who deserts her, and the man with Whom she falls in love. The psychology, though not very subtle, is interesting, and the whole book is above the average of current fiction.—The Infinite Shoeblack. By Norman ManClaran. -(Willianisaat-Iblergater. -78.-6d:iiet.)---A fantastic
story which the author almost, but not quite, succeeds in making convincing to his readers. Andrew Berwick, the Scottish actuary, who is intended to stand as a heroic figure, discounts the .reader's sympathy by _the terrible accent of his conversation. It is difficult to believe that the ideals of the beautiful Mary would have stood the strain of so much house- -work when she is married to Berwick.—The Red Lacquer Case. By Patricia Wentworth. k(Andrew Melrose. 7s. 6d. net.)—A very exciting adventure story in which desperate situations follow each other in an .irresistible sequence. It is a pity that the-Practical joke of the conclusion, which is supposed to come as a great surprise, will have been foreseen by the experienced reader—the author not having been able to resist giving too obvious a hint in the first chapter.— The Tiger of Baraguage. By J. Inman Emery. (Jarrolds. '7s. 0d. net.)—The story of a virtuous Rajah who frustrates a plot against the British Government by pretending to join in it. His chase of the villain undertaken with the hero of the book as chauffeur is very exciting reading.
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