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Readable Nover.s.—gay Lawless. By Helen Blathers....

6s.)—A. story concerned with that particular section of the world of horses which goes in for the sport of trotting.—Tormentilla. By Dorothea Deakin. (Smith, Elder, and Co.......

Novels.

SALEH t Saleh is the sequel to the story which Mr. Hugh Clifford wrote some six years ago. In it he described the experi- ences of a young Malayan Prince who was so thoroughly......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not bees reserved for review in other forms.] The Cardinal Democrat : Henry Edward Manning. By I. A. Taylor. (Kegan......

The Climber. By E. F. Benson. (w. Heinemann. 68.)—from...

points of view the heroine of Mr. Benson's new novel, The Climber, may be likened to the immortal figure of Becky Sharp. Like Becky, Lucia is absolutely unscrupulous,......

Taxation Of The Liquor Traffic. By Joseph Rowntree And...

Sherwell. Vol. I. (Macmillan and Co. 10s. 6d. net.)—We may call the attention of our readers to this "revised and enlarged" edition of a book published about two years and a......

The Rescuer. By Percy White. (chapman And Hall. Os.)— Mr.

White in this story of the follies of a rich widow employs his gift of brilliant analysis of modern society with great effect. We may venture to hope that be will acknowledge......