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READABLE NOVELS.—The Right Honourable Gentleman. By W. E. Norris. (Constable

and Co. 6s.)—This is written with Mr. Norris's much-appreciated ease and experience: it has a thoroughly up-to-date political setting.—The Record of a Silent Life. By Anna Preston. (M. Seeker. 6s.)—A vigorous but dumb woman's life from childhood : in her desire to be "wanted" she fills her house (across the Atlantic) with stray boarders whose characters are cleverly developed. It is an original and kindly picture.