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READABLE Novnui.—The Governors. By E. Phillips Oppenheim. (Ward, Look, and

Co. 6s.)—A tale of American life as it is influenced by the Trusts and high finance.—The House of the Crickets. By Katharine Tynan. (Smith, Elder, and Co. 6s.)— A story of an Irish family, containing as good work as "Katharine Tynan "has ever done. —The Land of Silent Feet. By Arthur 0. Fisher. (Chatto and Windus. 6s.)—The scene is laid at first on Exmoor, afterwards somewhere in Northern Africa, and in both places makes a lively show.—The Virgin in Judgment. By Eden Phillpotts. (Cassell and Co. Os.)—We prefer—perhaps our taste is in fault—the fun of "The Human Boy's to this sombre story, full of the gloomiest local colour. But readers who are otherwise minded will find here what they like, and of excellent quality.