15 AUGUST 1908, page 25

The Court Of Russia In The Nineteenth Century.*

THIS book is a curious blend of Court scandal, serious biography, and of the history of Russia during the nine- teenth century. While containing a good deal of sound and......

Kitty Tailleur. By May Sinclair. (a. Constable And Co. 6s.)

—In this book the author chooses the ancient theme of the woman of the demi-monde who, falling in love with a good man, iuduces him to propose marriage to her in ignorance of......

Novels.

MR. CONRAD'S NEW STORIES.* THIS collection of six stories must be regarded as an interim dividend on Mr. Conrad's genius. It is right good Conrad, but it is not very fresh......