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READABLE NOVEL8. — An Outback Marriage. By A. B. Paterson. (Angus and

Robertson, Sydney. Is. 61. net. )—A story of station life in Australia, interesting both in itself and from the fact that the author is an Australian writer—Richard Elliott, Financier. By George Carling. (Sisley's. lis.)—A. story of American finance, giving a satirical picture of the methods of a great Trust company, which will be easily identified by the reader. The book is extremely clever, but abounds iaminute descriptions of business transactions which will be almost unintelligible to the ordinary reader.—The Other Pawn. By Mary: Deane. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)—The "game" is played for a fortune, and the two " pawni " are good studies of feminine oharacter.The Vigil By Harold Begbie. (Hodder and Stoughton. 6s.)—A powerful, if prejudiced, story of social life in its religious aspect,—Blind Mouths. By Beth Ellis. (W. Blackwood and Sons. 68.)—Another social story, in which some of the complexities of the Labour question are intro- duced.—Affairs of State. By Burton E. Stevenson. (Chatto and Windus. as. 6d.)—A tale of diplomatic craft, making great demands on the reader's faith, but amusing.