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READABLE NOVELS.—The Unbearable Bassington, by H. H. Monro (J. Lane,

6s.), and his friends and relatives are made almost bearable by the acidity of " Saki's" discursive humour.—The Moss Troopers. By S. R. Crockett. (Hodder and Stoughton. 6s.)— Some "high life" in London and, more pleasantly described, smuggling and romance in Galloway a century ago.—The Enlightenment of Sylvia. By A. D. Pickering. (J. Murray. 68.)— A pleasant story of the conscientious guardian and his charming

ward.--Centem3. By H. Grahame Richards. (Blackwood. 6s.)— A highly coloured tale of love, hatred, and fighting in medieval Venice.