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THE GUILTY INNOCENT. By George Greenland. (Fisher Unwin. 7s. 6d.

net.) The Guilty Innocent, which is Mr. George Greenland's first novel, suffers from an oblique form. The principal character,

Francis Everlands, has become engaged after a short and romantic acquaintance to Miss Ruth Seton, and the theme of the story is her request while she is in Scotland that Francis should tell her the complete story of his life. This he does in letters written to illustrate a series of photographs of himself taken at various ages. The writing is pleasant and distin- guished, but from the form chosen the personages of the story are a little vague and misty.