READABLE NOVELS.—Wintergreen. By Janet Laing. (Hodder and Stoughton. 7s. 6d.
net.)—Miss Julia Glenferlie, alias Jane Wintergreen, when she thought it her duty to go out as a domestic
servant, achieved such an extraordinary shccess that every housewife who reads this book will long for a cook-general of this metal. Besides her domestic duties she played Providence to all the characters of the story, and the condition of " happy ever after " in which we leave them is entirely due to her exer-
tions.—The Yellow Spider. By John Charles Beecham.
(Methuen. 6s. net.)—A story of Borneo in which the part of the villain is played by Ah Sing, a Chinese pirate of extra- ordinary intelligence and skill. The various characters go through breathless adventures, and the whole story carries the reader forward in considerable excitement. —Alastair Gordon, R.N. By E. M. Tcnison. (Published by Miss E. M. Tcnison, Yokes Court, near Sittingbourne, Kent. 7s., post free.)—An account of the career of a naval officer from childhood to the end of the war. The book is frankly meant as propaganda in support of imperialistic ideals, and the hero is depicted as a very gallant and attractive fellow. In view of the dedication, we may perhaps hazard a guess that Lieutenant Gordon is a portrait.—The Paper Wedding. By Charles McEvoy. (Methuen. 6s. net.)—In the midst of this story, which is frankly light comedy, Mr. McEvoy inserts an indictment of the methods in force at Ringstone Park Reformatory for Girls. Considering the nature of the book, it is difficult to take these chapters as seriously as they no doubt deserve. If the author intends to point to a crying need for reform, he should put his indictment in a more suitable setting. The ethics of punishment have little place in this fantastic and pleasant story.
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