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The Little White Nun. By Mrs. C. N. Williamson. (F.

V. White and Co. 6s.)—There is nothing grey or dreary about the adventures of the hero and heroine of this novel. Harrowing as are the scenes through which they pass, they are not de- pressing; and though at one moment the reader fears that the fate of the erring sister in " Marmion " is to befall the heroine, the whole thing ends well, and with the orthodox wed- :Eng. People to whom modern adventures appeal, made spicy with imprisonment in lonely convents and a dash of diplomatic society in Vienna to mark a contrast, will thoroughly enjoy reading about "the little white nun."