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The Lady Of The Cameo. By Tom Gallon. (hutchinson And

Co. 6s.)—An atmosphere of sordid intrigue envelops this novel, and it is a certain relief when an honest murder breaks the thread of plot and counterplot. There is, as is usual......

Pigs In Clover. By Frank Denby. (w. Heinemann. Ea.) —this

is a powerful but disagreeable novel, which is not, however, so vulgar as its title. We have often protested against the mixture of invented characters and real political......

The Duke Decides. By Headon Hill. (cassell And Co. 6s.)

—Charles Hanbury, a young aristocrat who has so misused his opportunities that he has become a clerk in a New York dry-goods store, allies himself with a gang of thieves, and......

Novels'.

NO HERO.* A mu:WEB—if he is human--cannot but have a kindness for an author who is kind to his characters. Of late years the contrary tendency has been so marked that we have......

Park Lane. By Percy White. (constable And Co. 6s.)—there Is

a plaintive note in Mr. Percy White's latest novel to which the reader is quite unaccustomed. The story opens with an unsuc- cessful love affair on the part of its narrator,......