31 JULY 1915, Page 24

READABLE NOVELS. —The Great White Army. By Max Pemberton, (Cassell . and

Co. 6s.)—These stories of the retreat from Moscow are full of hairbreadth escapes and desperate adventures indeed, they are capital reading. The House of the Foxes. By Katharine Tynan. (Smith, Elder, and Co. 6s.)—A great deal of superstition and tradition, some love-making, and pleasant sentiment go to the writing of this Irish comedy.—A Village Borneo and Juliet. By Gottfried Keller. (Constable and Co. 3s. 6d. net.)—Miss Edith Wharton has written a delightful preface to Keller's story; we are not told who is responsible for the adequate translation.