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• Readable Novels.--mia Billy—married. By Eleanor H....

and Co. 6s.)—This pretty story is one of a series concerning the charming Miss Billy. It has con- siderable humour of a quiet kind.—The Lavender Hedge. By Florence Bone.......

The Crimes Of England. By G. K. Chesterton. (palmer And

Hayward. 2s. 6d. net, or is. net.)—Mr. Chesterton fills in journalism and between the covers of this book the role of putting facts in an unexpected light and disturbing us with......

Some Books Of The Week.

Welke in this column does not necessarily nrecluie subsequent ream.] The Dramas and Dramatic Dances of Non-European Races. By W. Ridgeway, F.B.A. (Cambridge University Press.......

Beltane The Smith. By Jeffery Farnol. (sampson Low,...

Co. 6s.)—We are inclined to think that pure romance is the only variety of fiction at all in tune with the present state of affairs. A " modern " novel, if it ignores the war,......

Fiction.

BROKEN STOWAGE.* MIL DAVID Boxe made good his claim in The Brassbounder to honourable mention amongst those who have not only gone down to the sea in ships, but can turn their......

The Cambridge University Calendar For The Year 1915-1916....

7s. 6d, net.)—This appears late owing to shortage of staff at the University Press. Its form is as usual, and might seem to belie the fact modestly mentioned that ten thousand......