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The Satanist. By Mrs. Hugh Fraser And J. 3. Stahlain,nn.

(Hutchinson and Co. 6s.)—What is a " Satanist" ? The dictionaries say "an exceedingly wicked person "; but the word means more than that. A " Satanist" is on the side of Satan,......

The Boom In The Tower. By E. F. Benson. (mills

and Boon. 65.)—Mr. Benson says that his amiable object in writing those stories has been to make his readers feel uncomfortable and unwilling to look round to see what is in the......

Eton Memories.* In This Book Mr. Nevill Has Added A

number of his personal recollections to a sort of anthology of Eton anecdotes, and the result is not wholly satisfactory. The anecdotal part of the book, which runs over the......

Fiction.

THE SIGN.• THE work of Mrs. Fedden is unfamiliar to the present writer, but The Sign is of a quality rarely found in a novice, though instances are not wanting of writers who......

Mystery. The Ohaptor Headed "the House Of Spells" Is A

great mistake; it may suit "Delilah," but not Keston the hero.— Mother. By Kathleen Morris. (Macmillan and Co. Se. 6d.)—A powerful plea for tho "simple life," with special......

A Little Aversion. By Clara J. Martin. (j. W. Arrowsmith,

Bristol. 6s.)—It can hardly ho by accident that Miss Martin reminds us so often of Jane Austen. The social arrangements of the people whom she describes are the same that we see......