READABLE NOVELS. —Paths Perilous. By Sidney Pickering. (Chapman and Hall.
68.)—A powerfully written story of the French Revolution. Meralda is a specially fine study.—Gilbert Livingston. By John Urquhart. (Marshall Brothers. 6s.)—The scene is laid in Scotland; the time is of the Reformation ; the spirit is fiercely partisan.—The Rust of Rome. By Warwick Peeping. (Cassell and Co. 68.)—A somewhat strange story this, but written with undoubted power.—The Bed Flag. By Georges Ohnat. (Alston Rivers. 68.)–A story of French life; a Socialist employer finds that the "Bed Flag" is a great hindrance to business. The translation seems careless. "Opinions differed" (p. 3) should clearly be "Their opinions differed"; and the talk on p. 289 about the yacht race is unintelligible. —A Will in a Well. 'By E. Everett-Green. (Stanley Paul and Co. 6s.)—This is a story with a familiar plot, given away, surely, by the title. The nouveau: riches are too vulgar, the American kinsmen too American ; but the tale may fairly pass.—Edward and I and Mr. Honeybun. By Kate Horn. (Same. publishers. 6s.)—This is an amusing story of two people who are compelled to live the simple life.—Options. By 0. Henry. (Harper and Brothers. 6s.)—A selection of short stories from the other side of the Atlantic. One or two are a little puzzling, but, as a whole, they are distinctly good.
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