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READABLE NOVELS.—The Long Lane's Turning. By Hallie Erminie Rives. (Hurst

and Blackett. 6s.)—An American novel much concerned with the world of lawyers.—The House of Silent Footsteps. By Aniline Grace. (Stanley Paul and Co. 6s.)—Deals with the doings of a gang of expert burglars. There seems no valid reason, however, why the author should allow one of them—the hero of the story—to eseape scot-free.