The Gods Arrive. By Annie E. Houldsworth. (W. Heine- mann.)—Katharine
Fleming and Richard Franklin are fellow- workers in the cause of Labour. But Franklin has a conception of woman's province and woman's duties not uncommon among those who hold his views ; and Katharine, who has to earn a living by paragraphing and reporting for women's journals, does not satisfy it. Does he, can he love her ? is the question that perplexes him. And the question is all the more puzzling because her abilities are superior to his, and her grip of the question which is the main interest of his life far more complete. All this part of the novel is admirable, and there are pathetic glimpses of what may be called the "Woman's Grub Street." A shabby gown is a much more piteous object than a shabby coat. We do not like the episode of Peggy and Tom Fleming ; it does not seem real ; still less do we like the hinted passion of Tom for Tonins, even though this young lady dismisses him with satis- actory promptitude.
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