23 SEPTEMBER 1916, Page 20

READABLE NovELS.—The Golden Arrow. By Mary Webb. (Con- stable and

Co. 6s.)—A Staffordshire story showing that dwellers in the country did not escape dramatic emotions even before the war. Julius LeVallon : an Episode. By Algernon Blackwood. (Cassell and Co. Os.)—The principal characters in this novel are reincarnated souls who experience many glimpses of their former lives.—The Song of the Lark. By Willa Sibert Cather. (John Murray. 6s.)— Concerning the training and triumphs of an AmeriCan singer.—The Winged Victory. By Sarah Grand. (William Heinemann. 6s.)—The heroine is a beautiful young lady who with the aid of powerful social backing tries to raise the making of lace to its proper position among the arts.