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READABLE NOVELS.—Simon Heriot. By Patricia Wentworth. (Andrew Melrose. 6s.)—A fresh,

careful novel, with a par- ticularly clever study of a frivolous woman. The "case " of faith-healing at the end is a little forced and out of keeping with the simplicity of the rest.—An Astounding Golf Match. By Stancliffe. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)—Exponents of the game will derive hearty amusement from this account of cross- country golf.—Desmond O'Connor. By George H. Jessop. (John Long. 6s.)—That our credulity is unequal to the fortunate coincidences of Mr. Jessop's romance does not make them less thrilling, or the hero less admirable.—The Mercy of the Lord. By Flora Annie Steel. (William Heinemann. 6s.)—A delightful collection of short stories, longer than is usual, written with fluency, and planned with considerable ingenuity.