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READABLE NOVELS.—Diana of the Swamp. By Roy N. Clarke. (Harper

and Brothers. 6s.)—A well-told story of life in the Southern States of America.—The Dream and the Woman. By Tom Gallon. (Stanley Paul and (Jo. 6s.)—A modern melodrama told in the first person by the different personages who take part in the adventures. —Peggy the Daughter. By Katharine Tynan, (Cassell and Co. es.)—A graceful Irish story of olden days.