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The Will And The Bill. By H. A. Gwynn. (t.

Fisher Unwire. 7s. 6d.) The Bill is one which provides that any Member of Par- liament who is convicted of telling a lie, either to his constituents or in the House, shall be......

The Bond Triumphant. By Gordon Hill Grahame. (hodder And...

7s. 6d. net.) This is a very good novel although (or should we say because ?) it has won a prize. It is not only a story of adventure. It is a love story. Love is the bond......

Smoke Rings.

To quote the name of the author of these short stories is to give the reading public an assurance of their literary quality. It must be acknowledged, however, that Mrs. Stern......

Fiction.

JANE—OUR, STRANGER. Jane—Our Stranger. By Mary Borden. (London a Heine. mann. is. 6d. net.) MISS MARY BORDEN, an American author, has chosen a very piquant theme in her analysis......

Works Of Reference.

WHO'S WHO, 1924. (Black. 42s. net.) Who's Who, 1924, makes a welcome appearance in its seventy-fourth year, though in common with other works of reference it has been cheated of......

The Imperturbable Duchess. By J. D. Beresford. (collins....

net.) -- Jr is very seldom that the reviewer of fiction nds himself more concerned with the - preface to a volume than its contents. The introduction, however, to Mr.......

Ayrshire Idylls. By Neil Munro. (blackwood. 3s. 6d.) This Is

the tenth and last volume of the uniform edition of Mr. Neil Munro's works. Its title is not altogether an exact description of the contents, for the ten little studies here......

Kelly's Post Office London Directory, 1924. (kelly's...

Kelly's Post Office London Directory, 1924, is in many ways of increased utility we note in particular a more elaborate analysis of trade headings. It is a matter for wonder......

Viola Hudson. By Isabel Clarke. (hutchinson. 7s. Ed.)...

stands out from among the ordinary ruck of novels. The writer is bold enough to let her heroine ruin her life for a religious conviction and skilful enough to keep the reader's......