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READABLE Nova's.—Pat. By Thomas Cobb. (Chapman and Hall. 6s.)—A pleasant

sample of Mr. Cobb's usual social studies.—Lilla a Part of her Life. By Mrs. Belloc-Lowndes. (Hutchinson and Co. 6s.)—A novel in which the author deals with the strange complications which may arise in everyday life owing to the wan—A ant Jane. By Jennette Lee. (Methuen and Co. 58.)—A story of an American private hospital, the details of which will be rather strange to English readers.