READABLE NOVELS.—Freda. By Katharine Tynan. (Cassell and Co. 6s.)—The story
of a child who, disposed of by her English relatives, is most cruelly brought up in France. She is, however, rescued in time, and finally restored to her proper placo in the world.—The Cheerful Knave. By Keble Howard. (Stanley Paul and Co. 6s.)—An amusing story of an attempted burglary. The book makes no pretensions to realism, but is distinctly entertaining.—The Case for the Lady. By Florence Warden. (Greening and Co. 6s.)—A story of the marriage of a county magnate to an adventuress. In the end her good heart triumphs over her love of mischief, and all turns out well.— The Fate of a Crown. By Schuyler Staunton. (Ward, Lock, and Co. 6s.)—A story of the end of the Brazilian Empire. It is full of adventures and hair's-breadth escapes.—Stand and Deliver. By Gertrude Warden. (F. V. White. 6s.)—Another story of successful swindling, evidently founded on a recent case in the Criminal Courts.—Roman Candles. By Herbert Disney. (H. J. Drone. 6s.)—A story of Roman life from the point of view of the " black " party.
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