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READABLE NOVELS.—Stealthy Terror. By J. A. Ferguson. (John Lane. 138.)—A

pre-war spy story of a very exciting kind. The opening scene is laid in Berlin, and the hero and his mysterious map go through a series of thrilling adventures before the happy ending.—The Lady of the Basement Flat. By Mrs. G. Do Home Vaizey. (The Woman's Magazine and Girl's Own Paper Office. 3s. Oct. net .)—A pleasant little story of a young lady who masqueraded as a middle-aged philanthropist.