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The Lady Calphurnia Royal. By Albert Dorrington And A. (3.

Stephens. (Mills and Boon. es.)—This book is advertised as con- taining thrilling adventures. It is certainly horrible enough in parts to satisfy any one with a morbid appetite......

Sone Books Of The Week.

[Under this heading we notice Ruth Books of ths walk as hare not been reserved for review in other forms.] The Shadow of the Dial, and other Essays. By Ambrose Biome. (A. M.......

Novels.

WATCHERS BY Ilia SHORE.* MB. PANTERSON has the great merit of perceiving the modulations in the hearts of men, which he knows are not entirely good or entirely bad. His story is......

Readable Novem—the Lady In Grey. By Mrs. Fred. Reynolds....

and Blackest. 6e.)—A charming Welsh story of a young woman suddenly widowed, who turns her sorrow to the benefit of those around her.—The Human Mole. By Colin Collins. (Greening......

The Lady Of The Shroud. By Bram Stoker. (w. Heinemann.

es.) —This story is very much more successful when it is frankly melo- dramatic than in the latter portion when political romance becomes its theme. The reader will feel quite a......

A Roman Tragedy, And Others. By John Ayacough. (j. W.

Arrowsmith, Bristol. 6s.)—The more Mr. Ape:lough publishes of his earlier work, the greater does the reader think his progress in the art of fiction. His present collection of......

Splendid Brother. By W. Pett Ridge. (methuen And Co. 6a.)—

There could not be a better proof of Mr. Pett Ridge's literary power than is given by this novel. It cannot be said that it has a plot, though things no doubt move on toaeertain......