7 DECEMBER 1918, Page 19

RIcaniams NOVELS.—The Burning Glass. By. Marjorie Bowen. (Collins. 66. net.)--Mlle.

de Lespinasse is the heroine of "Marjorie Bowen's " new romance. The false emotions of the artificial age in which she lived have never been more vividly. depicted than in this book.—The Gate of Opportunity. By Sophie Cole. (Mills and Boon. 6s. net.)—As usual, the old streets of London provide the background for the greater part of Miss. Sophie Cole's story, Soho being the- quarter which she has this time selected. It is a- little difficult to believe in the hero of the book, but the heroine is an attractive presentment of a London girl of good education working for her living.