23 JUNE 1917, Page 16

READABLE NOVELS — Anmrilly of Clothes Line Alley. By Belle K.

Maniates. (Hodder and Stoughton. 5s.)—A charming little American story of the struggles of a widow's large family of children. Tho eldest is the heroine.—Curious Happenings. By Marjorie Bowen. (Mills and Boon. 6s.)—A series of rather terrible short stories by " Marjorie Bowen." They are all powerfully written, and all leave the reader feeling uncomfortable.--Joan Avenel. By Dora Fbrgan. (T. Fisher Unwin. 6s.)—A story of the effects of the early part of the war in a country town.