19 APRIL 1913, Page 23

READABLE NOVELS- —The Love Pirate. By C. N. and A.

M. Williamson. (Methuen and Co. Es.)—A pleasant story, of which the scene is laid in California. The inevitable motor car makes its appearance, and the scenery described is even more picturesque than usual.—The Life Mask. By the author of "He Who Passed." (W. Heinemann. 6s.)—A rather disagreeable story of a hypocrite who masquerades as a benefactor. It is told in the first person by the victim.—Change of Climate. By A. A. Methley. (Methuen and Co. 62.)—A series of stories dealing with the life led by English tourists in Egypt. Two of the tales have a slightly mystical tendency.