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READABLE Nover.s.—Honesty. By M. E. Francis. (Hodder and Stoughton. 6s.)—A

charming little book of which the hero is a travelling pedlar who lives in a caravan with the heroine, his wife. The cause of the misunderstanding between them seems rather inadequate, but the pictures of life on the open road are delight- ful.—The Mystery of the Ravenspurs. By Fred M. White. (Ward, Lock and Co. Os.)—An exciting series of adventures in which a family are doomed to destruction by the mysterious priests of Tibet. The story moves quickly and carries the reader on from crisis to crisis with great success.—A Queen of. Casta- ways. By John Barnett. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)—The story of an experiment by a middle-aged lady of the Betsy Trotwood type in the reformation of people who through idleness or laziness are not making the most of their lives. The experiment is not so successful as its author intends, but the book ends well.