3 JUNE 1916, Page 21

READABLE NOVELS.—The Dride of the Sun. By Gaston Le Roux.

(Hodder and Stoughton. Os'.)—The scene pastes in Peru, where the unfortunate heroine gods through a series of exciting adventures at the hands of the descendants of the Ineas.—Penton's Captain. By M. E. Francis. (Chapman and Hall. 6s.)—A war story. The author gives an excellent example of the sense of humour in which her readers delight in the oration of Sergeant Bushby in tho last chapter.— Poor Dear Providence. By Philip Kent. (Chatto and Windus. 6s.)— A pre-war novel with a Naval Lieutenant for hero.—Captain Kettle on the War-Path. By C. J. Sutcliffe Hy-no. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)— Captain Kettle is the hero of most of these short stories. They are all exciting and concerned with the war.