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READABLE NOVELS.—Thirteen. By E. Temple Thurston, (Chapman and Hall. 6s.)—Thirteen

short stories, all reaching a creditable level of literary ability, not all equally pleasing to read.—Christina Holbrook. By Margaret Hope. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)—A well-written tale and a vivid portraiture of the heroine, with a most unmistakable moral—no woman should marry a man older than herself.