READABLE Novzrs.—Relsaae. By Rosamond Napier. (Methuen. 7s. net.)—A story of
Ireland and India. The descriptions of the cold weather camp of the District Officer, and especially of his inspection of the herd of elephants dragging timber, are much more interesting than the account of the early matrimonial difficulties between him and his bride.—The Curtain. By Alexander Macfarlan. (Heinemann. 8s. fid. net.) —Hugh Cardinal, the British Consul in Corsica, is the hero of this novel, which may be said to have blindness as its motive. The adventuress with whom Hugh falls in love is blind, and later in the story, though she recovers, Hugh himself lows his sight as a consequence of a Corsican revenge. The book holds the reader's attention throughout, and the descriptions of the enchanted island are exceedingly attractive.—The Poisoner. By Gerald Cumberland. (Grant Richards. 9e. net.)—The hero of this story, who is in the front rank of rising pianists, is also unfortunately an hereditary drunkard. The descriptions of his various falls are given in a detail which will be too realistic for the taste of some readers. The opening chapters, while the hero is comparatively himself, are the most attractive.
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