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READABLE NOVELS.—Harmony. By Mildred Garner. (Duckworth and Co. 6s.)—Tho scene

is laid in a village called Peacewold, which contains a hermit, a convent (ono of the novice; elopes with the hermit), a marvellous lady benefactress, and an organist of great talent. These elements entirely militate against stagnation. Zenia, Spy in Togo_ laud. By Charlotte Cameron. (T. Werner Laurie. 6s.)—An Austrian Baronet-a is used as a tool by Germany to convey the Emperor's secret

orders to West Africa at the beginning of the war. The Scratch Pack. By Dorothea Conyers. (Hutchinson and Co. 60.)—An Irish hunting story of the present day.