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READABLE NovaLs.—Sister Anne. By Madame Albanesi. (Hodder and Stoughton. 6s.)—A

modern story in which a quiet elder sister sacrifices herself for the benefit of her brilliant junior. The sacrifice, however, turns out to be to the advantage of the victim.—Winged Dreams. By Helen Colebrooke. (W. Black- wood and Sons. 6s.)—A modern society story, written by an author who really knows the world she is describing.—All in a Month. By Allen Raine. (Hutchinson and Co. 3s. 6d.)—A collection of short stories, of which the first one, which passes in a private lunatic asylum, is much the most dramatic.