OTHER NOVELS. —In Ghostly Company. By Amyas Northcote. (John Lane.
7s. 6d. net.)—For some reason the supernatural appears to be considered appropriate reading for long, dark evenings. This book of stories is very unequal and the author's powers of writing are limited ; but " Brickett Bottom " and " The Governess's Story " will give their readers the authentio Christmas thrill.—Croseing Piccadilly Circus. By Ward Muir. (Heinemann. 7s. net.)—An extremely ill-constructed book, which would be almost negligible but for the detailed account of the revivalist tours undertaken by the Evangelist, Adam Creighton, and his son David when a child. These, are inter- esting, especially at a moment when this subject is attracting so much attention in Scotland. The natural reaction suffered by David after a youth spent in such a way is not, however, described in a manner which convinces the reader either of the writer's logic or discernment. The above subject is sand- wiched in with descriptions of the intimate life of a courtesan in London.—The Qualified Adventurer. By Selwyn Jepson. (Hutchinson. 8s. 6d. net.)—A young man's book, and there, fore attractive ; but the author, like the little boy with the penny whistle, should be told "not to 'urry the handante." While the preparations are given with great minuteness, the crisis of the adventure is not a sufficiently important climax for the scenes that lead up to it.
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