27 APRIL 1907, Page 39

READABLE NovEL8.—The Spanish Necklace. By B. M. Croker. (Chatto and

Windus. 2s. 6d. net.)—A. story of modern society, the scene of which passes chiefly at Biarritz.—The Plow-Woman. By Eleanor Gates. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)—A powerful story of life in. Dakota.—Love Will Venture In. By Amelia Barr. (Chatto and Windus. 2s. 6d. not.)—A. story of life in New York, better in description than in plot —The Home of Silence. By L. T. Meade. (Sisley's. 2s. 6d. net.)—An Irish tale, with a touch of the melodrama in which Mrs. Meade delights.—Red Cavalier. By Lewis Ramsden. (Same publishers. 28. 6d. net.)—A romance of James IL's days.