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READABLE NOVELS.—Entertaining Jane. By Millicent Heathcote. (Mills and Boon. 6s.)—An

account of a young lady who is a professional entertainer at a hydropathic establishment, and does not find the experience pleasant; neither is she particularly successful therein. The end, which describes a purely arbitrary delay in the engagement which the reader foresees for her, is unnecessarily drawn out.—The Curse of Cloud. By J. B. Harris-Burland. (Chapman and Hall. 6s.)—John Cloud, a celebrated traveller and explorer, is the hero of this story, the scene of which, however, except for a few chapters, is laid in England. The novel is full of exciting incidents, and deals with the disappearance of the heir to an old estate.