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READADLZ Novats.—The Distaff Dreamers. By Margaret Bairns, Saunders. (Hutchinson and

Co. 6s.)—A very charming story in which the two principal characters are representatives of old City families. The poetic aspects of the old City buildings were never more delightfully brought out.—The Affair on the Island. By H. B. Marriott Watson. (Methuen and Co. de.)—A story of adventure, which is all the more exciting as the events are not only-possible but probable. The " Island " is in the Amazon.—The Lightning Conductress. By C. N. and A. M. Williamson. (Same publishers and prioe.)—An American story chiefly concerned with motoring on Long Island.