14 NOVEMBER 1914, Page 24

READABLE NOVEL.-The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton. By E.

Phillips Oppenheim. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)-In spite of the title, Mr. Oppenheim is for once not describing the careeer of a criminal. The book is concerned with the adventures of a house agent's clerk, who, after devouring some magic berries found in a deserted house, finds himself obliged to tell the exact truth to every one, cost what it may.