READABLE NovEts.—The Ivory Trail. By Talbot Mundy. (Constable and Co.
Is. 6d. not.)—A story of East Africa, telling of a hunt for a million tusks of ivory. There are many exciting episodes in the book, which gives a vivid account of the doings of the adventurous heroes of the story.—Poor Dear Theodora, By Florence Irwin. (Putnam. '70. 6d. net.)— An entertaining example of the novel in which the heroine goes out as a companion and suffers many things, both from the pride of people of old family and the vulgarity of the nouveau riche. The curious part of the business is that the whole thing takes place in America, which shows that the abolition of titles has no effect in suppressing ancient social shibboleths.— The Blind Marksman. By Edith Mary Moore. (Hodder and Stoughton. 7s. 6d. not.)—The rather dreary story of a girl who, after a melancholy youth, marries a Man weak in character and unsuccessful in business. The figure of the heroine is carefully drawn, but the book gives a depressing picture of life.
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