17 FEBRUARY 1912, Page 27

READABLE NovELs.—Paul the Minstrel, and Other Stories. By A. C.

Benson. (Smith, Elder and Co. 7s. Bd. not.)—Reprinted from the Sill of Trouble and Isles of Sunset. Melancholy with very occasional relief.—No Limit. By Arthur Applin. (F. V. White and Co. 80)—TM story, in which the racecourse and the theatre have a prominent place, has a fine ending. — A South Sea Buccaneer. By Albert Dorrington. (A. Melrose. 6s.)—Twelve short stories in which the vigorous personality of Captain Hayes is prominent.