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The Richest Man. By Edward Shanks. (collins. 7s. 64 When

literary men of sober standing set out to write " shockers," one of two things may happen—they may suceced . or they may fail. If they think, they are almost bound to fail ;......

We Must Congratulate Mrs. Ray Strachey On The Amount Of

-research which has gone to the preparation of her novel Marching On. We can well believe that, as she tells us in her preface, it has taken her ten years to write the book,......

The Blind Bow Boy. By Carl Van Vechten. (grant Richards.

7s. 6d. net.) This book might well haVe a sub-title, " The Flappers' Guide to New York." It contains most of the urbanities which the boarding-school girl will need in order to......

History.

SOURCES AND DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATING TILE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE FORMATION OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. By S. E. Morison. (The Clarendon Press. 10s. 6d. net.) Professor......

Fiction.

COMPLEXITIES. CERTAINLY My Daughter Helen -deserved another spell of life, but we could wish that Mr. Monkhouse had made it a little happier. In reading Marmaduke *6 have......