19 SEPTEMBER 1908, Page 24

READABLE Novxm.—Patsy. By H. De Vere Stacpoole. (T. Fisher Unwin.

6s.)—An amusing story about Irish people and things.—The Magnate. By Robert Elson. (W. Heinemann. 6s.)—The situation on which this tale is founded is ambiguous and improbable, but it is treated with tact and very distinct ability.