OTHER NOVELS.
THE ILLUSION. By Raymond Escholier. (Putnam. 7s. 6d. net.)—Although Dansons La Trompeuse is essentially one of those books which must be read in the original if its whole beauty is to be understood, the authorized English translation is so satisfactory that those who have no French need have little regret on that account. M. Escholier's theme is a race with Time, the other protagonist being a delightful little French gentlewoman of the old school, who lived in a small village, surrounded by the ghosts of departed glories. The high spirit and courage with which she clings to her illusion of youth to the very end move the reader to a mingled sense of pity and admiration which owes as much to the artistic skill of the author as to the very human interest of Madame Lestelle's history.
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