Oxus NOVELS.—Joan of Overborrow. By Anthony Wharton. (Duckworth. 7s. 6d.)--A
long novel entirely concerned with the life of the heroine, who is the daughter of a prosperous farmer, and, having received a high school education, is most anxious to improve her condition of life. The reader will become sufficiently interested in Joan to enjoy following her various adventures. The last chapter is, however, a little too like the concluding thrill of a cinema film not to strike a jarring note in a quiet story of country life.—The Kingdom Round the Corner. By Coningsby Dawson. (John Lane. 7s. 6d. net.) —Mr. Coningsby Dawson gives a very unpleasant picture of the social world after the War. The leading idea of the story— the rivalry between the hero and his own valet, now become a Brigadier—is excellent, but the working out partakes too much of the nature of extravaganza.—Oddly Enough. By John Ressich. (Grant Richards. 7s. 6d. net.)--This book consists of two parts. In the first are short sketches chiefly in the Scottish dialect, and in the second stories of the doings of the cavalry in the East during the War compose this. In " The Real Thing," which is in the latter half of the volume, the author gives us a piece of stark realism which is written with sufficient power to be almost nauseating.—The Moreton Mystery. By Elizabeth Dejeans. (Allen and Unwin. 7s. 6d. net.)—An excellent detective story of America. Not until the end will the ingenuous reader suspect who committed the murder.—The planning Forest. By James Oliver Curwood. (Hodder and Stoughton. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Curwood's power to combine an exciting story with a memorable picture of the wonderful scenery of North West Canada is particularly impressive in his latest book. His hero is, as often, a member of the Royal North West Mounted Police, and in the treatment of the story and its setting there is an element of real romance.
Little Lady •qt. Arra-0k. By David Whitelaw. (Chapman and Hall. 7s. 6d. net.)—A good story, not without a touch of •originality—no small achievement considering that the plot revolves round the fortunes of the House of Stuart in the days of the Old Pretender.—Cobweb. By G. A. Chamberlain. (Mills and Boon. 7s. 6d. net.)—An American character study written, it would seem, with intent to illustrate and underline the elusive strain in womankind. A tendency to press this point in the direction of fantastic exaggeration is almost dis- counted by the uniformly light hand with which the author manoeuvres the pieces in the game.
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