OTHER NOVELS.—Dust of Desire. By Margaret Peterson. (Melrose. 7s. 6d.
net.)—An Anglo-Indian story of an unsuccessful marriage. The usual discord is resolved by a native rising, which disposes of two of the principals. There is, however, an uncertain sound about the common chord with which the book ends. Perhaps this is where the dust comes in.—Paulina. By Max Pemberton. (Cassell. 7s. 6d. net.)—An historical romance about the last days of the Venetian Republic. Pauline, the daughter of the last of the Doges, is represented as an, heroic figure, especially in her relations with Napoleon.
Success. By S. H. Adams. (Constable. Ss. 6d. net.)—The hero and heroine meet in a railway accident within the first few pages of this book and their fortunes are not finally united until the last page but two of the five hundred and fifty-three which. it contains. Though the intervening five hundred odd pages might have been condensed with profit, a great deal that is interesting will be found in them, not least the sidelights thrown upon American journalism.—Fig-Bloasom. By Hilda Balleine. (Methuen. 7s. 6d. net.)—A quiet story of small society in a Channel Island ! fishing village, in which weird Jersey superstitions play a prominent part.
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