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READABLE Novats.—The Shadow of a Great Rock. By William R.

Lighten. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. 6s.)—A picturesque story of the early days of the settlers in Nebraska.—The Lodestar. By Max Pemberton. (Ward, Lock, and Co. 6s.)—A story of Polish revolutionists and Russian reactionaries, with interest well sustained.—.4 Walking Gentleman. By James Prior. (A. Constable and Co. 6a.)—Lord Beiley, wearied of idle prosperity, takes to the "road," where, being neither idle nor prosperous, he learns much. —The Prophet. By Frederick Walderick. (Lawrence and Jellicoe. 6s.)—A story of super- natural, or, we should rather say, extra-normal, experience, ending, as such stories are apt to do, somewhat awkwardly.