19 DECEMBER 1914, Page 23

READABLE NOVELS.— The One Outside. By Mary Fitz- Patrick. (Maimed and

Co. 3s. 6d. net.)—The writer is happier in genre drawing than in more ambitions drama; but her stories are never without cbarm.—Candle and Crib. By K. F. Pardon. (Same publishers. ls. net.)—A pretty little Christmas story, with coloured illustrations by Misr Beatrice Elvery.