OTHER NOVELA.—The White Hands of Justice. By 0. Binns. (Ward,
Lock. 7s. 6d. net.)—A rich American girl, fired by the example of Mary Kingsley, goes exploring in the Portuguese Congo. It- becomes the task of her rival lovers to effect her rescue from a villainous Portuguese adventurer into whose hands she falls. Though innocent of subtleties of any kind the book has its exciting moments.—Marrying Madeline. By Eleanor Reid. (Hurst and Blacked. 78. 6d. net.)—A comedy of lower middle-class manners. The characters are thoughtfully con- ceived and cleverly contrasted, and it is in this direction that the reader must look for his reward. The Haunters and the Haunted. Edited by Ernest Rhys. (Daniel O'Connor. 68.)— A collection of ghost stories, gleaned from literary folklore and traditional sources. The papers cover 'a wide range of experi- ence, including, for instance, the most moving " Fall of the House of Usher " of Edgar Allen Poe and a record of the vision of Joan of Arc. To the student of supernatural evidences they should prove interesting, and, possibly, illuminating, owing to their present. collocation.
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