6 JANUARY 1917, page 31

Fiction,

G OG.• Tuts is a war story pure and simple, and one of the very best that have been written. Mr. Fetterless is careful to make it clear that this is a work of fiction in so far......

Watermeads. By Archibald Marshall (stanley Paul And Co....

is doubtful whether Mr. Archibald Marshall will succeed in making the Conway family into possible rivals for the Clintons, about whom ho has written so many pleasant stories. "......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Notice in this column sloes not ttecessarilg precluis subsequent review.] The Home of To-day. By a Woman who Keeps One. (Chatto and Windus. 5s. net.)—The writer of this book......

Charles Frohman, Manager And Man. By Isaac F. Marcosson And

Daniel Frohman. (John Lane. 12s. 6d. net)—However keenly interested we may be in the drama, it is difficult to deny that there is something particularly sordid and distasteful......

Readable Novels.—you Call It Chance. By Geoffrey Mendip....

and Co. 6s.)—A war story concerning two brothers who go through many adventures.—The Breath of the Dragon. By A. H. Fitch. (G. P. Putnam' a Sons. Os.)—The scene of this exciting......