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READABLE NOVELB.—Fernando. By John Ayscough. (John Long. 7e.)—Not all "John

Ayscough's " charm of writing will make this book acceptable as a whole to readers who do not hold his religious point of view. It is however autobio- graphical, and will therefore be interesting to his many friends. —Father Prempey. By F. S. Elson. (Simpkin, Marshall, and. Co. 6s.)—A story of blackmail, the Orders of " Father " Prempey being decidedly apocryphal—L. 2002. By Edgar Jepson. (Hutchinson and Co. fis. 9d.)—The hero of this story is a young man who, having been cheated of his inheritance, takes to driving a taxi. His adventures as a chauffeur are many and varied and make entertaining reading.