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READABLE NOVELS.—The New Religion. By Maarten Maartens. (Methuen and Co.

Gs.)—The "New Religion" is medicine in some of its later developments. Mr. Maartens does not believe in it, and says so with much energy.—The White Countess. By Florence Warden. (John Long. Gs.)—An astonishing story in Miss Warden's most characteristic manner.—Kate Meredith. By C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne. (Cassell and Co. 6s.)—A very striking story of the West Coast of Africa. Laura Slade is not satis- factorily disposed of.