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READABLE NOVELS. —The Girl and the Miracle. By Richard Marsh. (Methuen

and Co. 6s.)—A. tale of the detection of crime, complicated with all Mr. Marsh's well-known ingenuity, —The Privateers. By H. B. Marriott Watson. (Same pub- lishers. 6s.)—A very brisk story of adventure, the actors being very skilfully defined figures.