31 JULY 1920, Page 23

READABLE NOVELS.—Aini a First Flutter. By Robert A. Hamblin. (George

Allen and Unwin. 7s. 6d. net.)—The story of a country girl who becomes a Post Office Civil Servant and does not give satisfaction. The rich uncle who returns from Australia is rather a conventional figure, but the book is pleasant reading for the holiday season. The Dummy Hand. By C. N. and A. M. Williamson. (Hutchinson. 8s. 6d. net.)— The scene of this novel is laid in America, and the authors give such charming descriptions of the Grand Canyon that the reader will feel inclined to spend his next holiday in exploring the region. The story is concerned with an actress and the two men who are in love with her, and in the end the hero, who, needless to say, is a V.C., triumphs over his rival.