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READABLE Novsns.—The Tree of Heaven. By Robert W. Chambers. (A.

Constable and Co. 6s.)—An account of the adventures of a set of New England young men, friends of a gentleman who is apparently an advanced mystic. The stories are frankly impossible, but are told with a certain charm.—The Traitor's Wife. By W. H. Williamson. (T. Fisher Unwin. Os.) —A story of a modern Russian spy which contains some exciting adventures.—The Red Neighbour. By W. J. Eacott. (W. Black- wood and Sons. 6s.)—A powerful story of France under the old regime.—A Gentleman of London. By Morice Gerard. (Eveleigh Nash. 6s.)—A. very pleasing story of the Napoleonic War.—When Kings Go Forth to Battle. By William Wallace Whitclock. (E. Grant Richards. 6s.)—A woman who always does the right thing, and a man who always does the wrong, but somehow works it out to a good end, together bring a deserving young Prince to his own.—The Gates of Chance. By Van T. Sutphen. (Ward, Lock, and Co. 6s.)—An ingeniously con- structed tale of the detective kind.