READABLE - NOVELS.—Sunrise Valley. By Marion Hill. (John Long. 6s.)—A. story
of farm life in Pennsylvania. The heroine is a school teacher lodging at the farm, who carries out her duties in an unconvincingly able fashion.
Maria. By Baroness von Hutton. (Hutchinson and Co. 6s.) —A novel which illustrates the many difficulties which pursue the path of girls who presume to fall in love with young princes.—The Six Rubies. By Justus Miles Forman. (Ward, Lock, and Co. 3s. 6d.)—This story describes the stealing and dispersion of six magnificent heraldic rubies, and their gradual recovery after six separate adventures by their original owner.—Lovers' Meetings. By Katharine Tynan. (T. Werner Laurie. 6s )—As the title announces, this is a series of short love stories. "Katharine Tynan" writes with her usual ease, and the volume makes very suitable holiday reading.—A Stepdaughter of the Prairie. By Margaret Lynn. (Macmillan and Co. 6s.)—These sketches of the life of children on the prairie are quite delightful, of an almost pathetic comedy and kindliness.—Little Faithful. By Beulah Marie Dix. (Mills and Boon. 6s.)—Miss Dix's story of Germans in America is pleasant and spirited, but she needs experience in the art of stage management.—The Judge's Chair. By Eden Phillpotts. (John Murray. 6s.)— The publishers tell us that this volume "brings to a con- clusion the author's Dartmoor work." It is a sad farewell, for the writing of the stories is, as ever, admirable. Especially fine is the grim humour of "The Apostates."—FeCiprints Beneath the Snow. By Henry Bordeaux. Translated by Mary Seymour Houghton. (G. Bell and Sons. 6s.)—This psychological novel moves slowly, but is full of interest, and is admirably translated.
Previous page
