READ.A.BLE NovaLs.—Trader Carson, By John Barnett. (Ward, Lock, and Co.
6s.)—A story of adventure in which each chapter is what is called in serial magazines "complete in itself "; and although the episodes are somewhat unequal, many of them are decidedly ingenious.— Una and the Lions. By Con- stance Smedley. (Ghetto and Windus. 6s.)—The experiences of a girl in a Florentine pension. Readers who are fond of. Florence will like to be reminded, by the adventures of the heroine, of delightful days passed in the city. John Dulled's Daughters. By Katharine Tynan. (Smith, Elder, and Co. 6s.)—A modern story of a gentleman farmer and his daughters, the father being really an Earl in disguise. The relations between John Bulteel and the young ladies, though decidedly informal, make very pleasant reading.—Fine Clay. By Isabel G. Clarke. (Hutchinson and Co. 6s.)—The thesis of this novel cannot be said to carry conviction. But if the reader can think it possible that a child subjected to Protestant influences at the age of five would notwithstanding remain a Roman Catholic, he will find the story interesting.—The Job. By Ella MacMahon. (James Nisbet and Co. 6s.)--The scene passes mostly in Ireland. The book is slight, but it is cheerfully written, and proves that Miss MacMahon 's gift of humour has not deserted her.
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