READABLE NOVELS. —The Agitator in Disguise. By Mrs. Langfield Sawkins. (Heath,
Clanton, and Ouseley. 6s.)— Mrs. Sawkins's story of admiture and mystery in the Ireland. of 1880 is simple and obvious, but has certain scenes deserving of praise.—Shallow Soil. By Knut Hamsun. (Duckworth and Co. 6s.)—One of the few of Hamsun's novels yet given to English readers. The book is clever, if not very pleasant
and the translation passable.—The Loadstcme. By Violet M. Methley. (Hurst and Blackett. 6s.)—Although the Napoleon of this romance is the conventional figure, it is a thrilling tale with a fascinating hero.—Two's Company. By Dorothea Mackellar and Ruth Bedford. (Alston Rivers. 6s.) —A pleasant, well-written story of a man and a boy "roughing it" in Australia. The writers are gifted with con- siderable understanding of a child's mind.
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