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The Last Lord Avanley. By Gerald Maxwell. (mills And Boon.

6s.)—If the reader can once believe in the extraordinary physique of the "last Lord Avanley," the book becomes easy to read and interesting. It must be confessed, however, that......

Novels.

THE SEARCH PARTY.* hr Mr. Birmingham did not exactly invent a new bland of humorous romance in Spanish Gold, at any rate he was responsible for a new blend or a new method of......

Testimony. By Alice And Claude Askew. (chapman And Hall....

first part of this book, the scene of which passes in New England, is excellently written and most interesting to the reader. The picture of the household of the little farm— of......

Readable Novels.—the Unseen Thing. By Anthony Dyllington....

Gs.)—A modern story chiefly concerned with the temperament of the hero, which, in the peculiar circum- stances of his life, is an extraordinarily awkward one for him to......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not beet reserved for review in other forms.] Ecclesiasticus. Edited, with Textual Commentary and Prole- gomena, by......

The Bachelors Of Wescombe. By Mrs. Ada Pitfield. (clay And

Hancock. 6s.)—This novel, though slight, possesses a good deal of charm, and is extremely suitable for holiday reading. The story is divided into two books, of which the first......

Parliament And The People. By The Rev. J. H. B.

Masternasza (Headley Brothers. ls. net.)—It is distinctly instructive to be con- ducted by Professor Masterman along the "high a priori road" of political science. He shows us......