27 APRIL 1918, Page 16

READABLE NOVELS.—Jess of the River. By Theodore Good- ridge Roberts.

(John Long. 6s. net.)—A rather attractively in- genuous tale of Canadian adventure—for the reader who is not ashamed to take pleasure in the speckle and flicker of the eine- matograph.---The Lion and the Adder. By Leigh Thompson.. (Mills and Boon. 6s. net. )—A story of the South African Rebellion, chiefly striking for its excellent local colour.—The Man of Silver Mount. By Max Pemberton. (Cassell and Co. 6s. net.)—A fluently told pirate story. Capital reading for boys.—Over the Hills and Far Away. By Guy Fleming. (Longmans and Co. 5s. net.)—A delightful story of Scottish life and adventure at the close of the eighteenth century. Were its style not so very reminiscent of Kidnapped or The Master of Ballantrae, it would be an admirable tale.