READABLE NOVELS.—T7te Broken Halo. By Florence R. Barclay. (G. P.
Putnam's Sons. 6s.)—This little romance is not without humour and some careful writing, but, as usual in Mrs. Barclay's work, sentiment, religious and otherwise, overflows all bounds, and degenerates into a feeble senti- mentality.—The Governor of England. By Marjorie Bowen. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)—The whole life-story of Oliver Cromwell, written with Miss Bowen's usual brilliancy: at times, as at the death of the King, she shows considerable power, which is occasionally marred by a most unwise choice of words.—The White Gate. By Warwick Deeping. (Cassell and Co. 6s.)—A holiday novel of a man and a girl, with much dialogue, little plot, and a happy ending : here and there it i3 in danger of being a little vulgar and unpleasant— Love in the Hills. By F. E. Penny. (Chatto and Winclus. 6s.)—As in most of Mrs. Penny's books, the story takes place in India, and is concerned with Indian customs, scenery, and animals, somewhat to the exclusion of plot and character.
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