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READABLE NOVELS.—The Enemy of Woman. By Winifred Graham. (Mills and

Boon. 6s.)—The " enemy " is the passion for the vote. It certainly makes a stormy time for Meg Marsh and her friends.—For Prince or Pope ? By James Gissingham. (Greening and Co. 6s.)—A story of the latter days of James II. and the coming of William of Orange. It is better not to put these stories in the first person unless you are sure of your style. —The Royal Americans. By Mary Hallock Foote. (Constable and Co. 8s.)—A striking story of the troubled days between the conquest of Quebec and the War of Independence.— The Spider. By Fergus Hume. (Ward, Lock, and Co. 6s.)—A detective story which begins in the orthodox manner with a murder. The virtuous people, however, are almost too stupid to be credible.