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Graham's Volume Under The Head Of Fiction, Seeing That Its

ironical title is identical with that given to the narrative, founded on a book published in Mexico, of an episode in the recent history of that Republic, and that the remaining......

By What Authority ? By Robert Hugh Benson. (isbister And

Co. 6s.)—The second half of this book is by no means equal to the opening chapters, for the excellent reason that Mr. Benson, after making an effort at religious impartiality,......

Tales Of The Five Towns. By Arnold Bennett. (chatto And

Windus. 6s.)—Whether Mr. Arnold Bennett will ever write anything so wholly excellent as his novel, " A Great Man," may be doubted, but the standard is not very sensibly lowered......

Captain Lee Has Not Written A Biography Of His Dis-

tinguished father, nor has he given us a connected history of the great war in which General Lee played so conspicuous a part. But he has printed an interesting collection of......