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READABLE NOVELS.—The Great Temptation. By Richard Marsh. (T. Fisher Thawin.

Gs.)—An admirable story of adventure concerning the theft of a priceless string of pearls.—A Bich Man's Table. By Ella Macmahon. (Mills and Boon. 6s.)—A modern comedy of manners. —Craig Kennedy, Detective. By Arthur B. Reeve. (Simpkin, Mar- shall, and Co. 6s.)—An American story concerned with the unravelling of many mysteries.--Mrs. O'H. By Harold Begbie. (Mills and Boon. 6s.)—A social study the heroine of which is what is known as a "climber." The scene is laid in Kensington and Ireland.—Love by on Indian River. By F. E. Penny. (Chatto and Windus. 6s.)—The events of this delightful novel take place during the war, and deal partly with German intrigues among the natives.