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READABLE NOVELS.—You Call it Chance. By Geoffrey Mendip. (Simpkin, Marshall,

and Co. 6s.)—A war story concerning two brothers who go through many adventures.—The Breath of the Dragon. By A. H. Fitch. (G. P. Putnam' a Sons. Os.)—The scene of this exciting novel is laid in China in the days of the Dowager Empress. It can be guaranteed effectually to divert the minds of its readers from the problems of the war.—Flower of the Gorse. By Louis Tracy. (Cassell and Co 6s.)—A very charming story of the West Coast of Brittany. Lovers of Pont-Avon will particularly enjoy it.—The Rising Tide. By Margaret Deland. (John Murray. 5s,}—A pleasant comedy of manners. The scene is laid in America.