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READABLE NOVELS.—The Shining Heights. By L A. R. Wylie. (Mills

and Boon. 6s.)—A Cornish story chiefly concerned with the experiments of a man of science, who does not possess a doctor's degree, in effecting a cure for consumption.—The Strength of the Strong. By Jack London. (Same publishers and price.)—A series of short stories, of which "The Sea-Farmer " is the best. —The Hillman. By E. Phillips Oppenheim. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)—A novel of semi- Bohemian life. A new though quite successful departure on the part of the author.