READABLE NOVELS.—The Chichester Intrigue. By Thomas Cobb. (Sohn Lane. 6s.)—A
modern story in which the hero's character is particularly well drawn.—The Call of the South. By Louis Becky. (John Milne. 6s.)—A collection of stories of the Pacific Islands.--Flower o' the Orange. By Agnes and Egerton Castle. (Methued and Co. 6s.)—Mostly historical stories, many being concerned with the "Forty-five" Rebellion.—Her Besetting Virtue. By Mary Stuart Boyd. (Hodder and Stoughton. (3s.)—A. fine heroine, though sometimes a little silly ; there is too much about the boarding-house.—The Gentle Thespians. By R. Murray Gilchrist. (John Milne. 6s.)—The story of a dramatic tour with a little flavour of love.—The Red Peril. By Coulson Kernahan. (Hurst and Blackett. 6s.)—The actual "peril" seems to be a "poisonous bomb," which we can hardly suppose a civilised nation would use.—Julian Winterson : Coward and Hero. By Charles Gleig. (T. Werner Laurie. 6s.)—A powerful study of tempera- ment, making a necessarily sad story.
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