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READABLE NovELs.—Monsieur Carnifex. By Alexander Crawford. (William Blackwood and Sons.

6s.)—A story of politics in South- eastern Europe, which events of the last three weeks have put entirely out of date.—St. Lo. By Dorothy Margaret Stuart. (Holden and Hardingham. 6s.)—A picturesque French story of adventure in the fifteenth century.—Adnam's Orchard. By Sarah Grand. (W. Heinemann. 6s.)—A modern story written on the new plan of publishing a long novel in instalments. This volume runs to 640 pages, and the last words are "End of Prologue."