OTHER NOVELS.—Five in Family. By E. H. Anstruther (Mrs. J.
C. Squire). (John Lane. 7s. 6d.)—Readers of Mrs. Squire's former books will not need an introduction to this history of the Harding family. As in all narratives which con- tain a very large number of characters, it is a little difficult to follow the different threads ; but the attractions of the story make the effort well worth while.—Hammer Marks .• By Arthur Hougham. (Fisher Unwin. 7s. 6d. net.)—The combi- nation in one person of the artisan and the artist with two distinct lives is so rare a one that Mr. Arthur Hougham, who himself is both, must to a certain extent be auto-biographical in this long history of Arnold Brooke. The author, although writing with simplicity and conviction, has not yet conquered the art of imparting charm to his work ; but the novel is worth reading on account of its obvious sincerity and veracity.
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