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JANE CARROLL. By E. Temple Thurston. (Putnam. 7s. 6d.)—" You

make history," was her husband's shrewd conception of Jane Carroll—a very beautiful and eminent London hostess. It was at a dinner party in her house in St. James's Square that Jane found herself drinking to the success of the Irish Rebellion with John Madden, a rebel leader. From that moment she dedicated herself to the cause of Ireland—or was it to the rebel leader ? Her only weapon was her beauty, which she finally wielded to the destruction of her lover and of her own self-esteem. There must have been much alloy in this shining sword. Mr. Thurston has never written a more romantic and readable story. •