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READABLE NOVELS.—The Sheltered Sex. By Madge Mears. (John Lane. 6s.)—A

pre-war book deamibing the adventures of a young lady who very properly objects to living at home with nothing to do. Tho problems involved would hardly arise at this moment.—Lorie Inferno. By Edward Stilgobauer. Translated by C. Thieme. (Stanley Paul and Co. 6s.)—An admirable translation of the description of the first months of the war, written from the point of view of a wide-minded German. The book is of course forbidden in Germany.—.4khimie Gold. By B. Paul Neuman. (Smith, Elder, and Co. 6s.)—An amusing comedy of manners.—The King's Men. By John Palmer. (Martin Seeker. 6s.)—An account of the effect of the war on a coterie of cultured young men in London.