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REA.DABLE NOVEL8.—The Prodigal Father. By J. Storer Clouston. (Mills and

Boon. 6s.)—A very amusing story. The drawback is the difficulty of fitting in the really serious thing with the ludicrous notion which is the centre of the whole.—A Society Scare. By Florence Warden. (Hurst and Blackett. 6s.)—This is a good tale of its kind, founded on an idiosyncrasy of character which is strange, but not without precedent.—My Lady Wentworth. By Allan Fea. (Mills and Boon. 6s.)—Mr. Fea tells the story of the Duke of Monmouth and Henrietta Lady Wentworth, and tells it well.—Diamond Cut Paste. By Agnes and Egerton Castle. (John Murray. 6s.)—A story of a matrimonial difficulty, and its solution through the cleverness of the neglected wife.