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READABLE NOVELS.—A King in Babylon. By Burton E. Stevenson. (Hutchinson

and Co. 6s.)—The first story of this author, Little Comrade, had raised the hopes of readers that a real master of the novel of adventure had arisen. The present book does not quite fulfil this promise, though it is a remarkable record of the doings of a company of cinema artists. —The Silent Legion. By J. E. Buckrose. (Hodder and Stoughton. 6s.)—The theme of this novel is the plucky struggle of the middle-aged during the war to give up their most cherished dreams and. possessions without showing signs of the sacrifice. It is written with all Mr. Buckrose's uccustomed charm and humour.