OTHER NOVELS.—Mendoza and a Little Lady. By William Caine. (Putnam.
6s. ne11.)What -there is of Bohemia in this story of artists and art critics does not accord with the stereo- typed conception of that region. It is much more like the real thing, and as such affords an illuminating background for a love-story which is at once charming and pathetic.--Gods. By Shaw Desmond. (Duckworth. 8s. 6d. net.)—The " wild Irish " element is very much to the fore in Mr. Desmond's book—too much so for its success in the matter of cohesion. Passion is apt to be suffocating when administered in too large doses, and the importance—to the reader—of the life of Finn Fontaine, journalist, suffers proportionately.—The Hidden Whirlpool. By David O'Neil. (C. W. Daniel, Ltd. 78. net.)—The high purpose which actuated the author of The Hidden Whirlpool to write a novel round such a, terrible subject as the White Slave Traffic demands recognition. The unsavoury material is handled with all possible delicacy, while the indictment is plain and complete.
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