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READABLE NOVELS.—The Other Romilly. By E. Phillips Oppen- heim. (Hodder

and Stoughton. Os. )—A story of a murder which is only committed in intention. The opening, dealing with the escape of the would-be murderer, is the most exciting part. —Lade Borradale's Ordeal. By Alice and Claude Askew. (Ward, Lock, and Co. 5s. net. )—A romance founded on many well-known stories of the existence of a human monster in a titled family. There are many sensational adventures in the book, but the story makes too much demand on the credulity of the reader.