1 MAY 1909, Page 22

READABLB Novnts. — The Stairway of Honour. By Maud Stepney Rawson.

(Mills and Boon. 6s.)—A collection of short stories in three parts—of olden days, of yesterday, of to-day- with some excellent work in them.—The Old Man in the Corner. By the Baroness °rosy. (Greening and Co. 6s.)—Another book of short stories, powerfully written, but a little monotonous.— Priscilla and Charybdis. By Frank Frankfort Moore. (A. Con- stable and Co. 6s.)—Priscilla Wadhurst is an admirable person— for the most part. The title is a happy thought, and the story equal to it.—A Piece of New Cloth. By James Adderley, (Hunter and Longhurst. 2e. net.)