26 DECEMBER 1908, Page 26

READABLE NOVELB.—Aunt Jane and Uncle James. By Dorothea Conyers. (Hutchinson

and Co. 6s.)—Readers who remember "The Strayings of Sandy" will not neglect this new example of Miss Conyers's humour, all the more welcome because it moves an unaccustomed laughter about Irish poople and things.—Miss Charity. By Keble Howard. (Hodder and Stoughton. 6s.)—A very well contrived love story. Philippa is fiendishly clever and John owlishly stupid; but this had to be if we were to have the story.—Irresolute Catherine. By Violet Jacob. (John Murray. 2s. 6d. net.)—Mrs. Jacob's men are, as usual, a strange pair, but this is a good story.