READABLE NOVELS.—The Judgment of Eve. By May Sinclair. (Hutchinson and
Co. 6s.)—The tone of Miss Sinclair's stories is a little unpleasant, but they are, as her work usually is, clever and dramatic.—The Bed Wall. By Frank Savile. (Thomas Nelson and Sons. 2s. net.)—A capital tale of love and adventure in Panama and Riego, wherein the hero is invariably and marvellously attended by success.— The Reconnaissance. By Gordon Gardiner. (Chapman and 6s.)—This story, which begins admirably in South Africa, falls off into rather conventional sentiment. Mr. Gardiner has the makings of a first-rate novelist, if he will cultivate the stronger, less romantic side of his work.— Leviathan. By Jeannette Marks. (Hodder and Stoughton. 6s.)—This spirited story of a man's victory over the drug habit is somewhat marred by its conventional ending, and by the difficult "dialect" of a negro servant. —Megan of the Dark Isle. By Mrs. J. 0. Arnold. (Alston Rivers. 6s.)—A lengthy, pleasant, dull story of North Wales, of its people and its legends.—Sileer Sand. By S. R. Crockett. (Hodder and Stoughton. 6s.)—Lovers of Mr. Crockett's work will find in this, his last novel, all the heroism and history and keen fresh- ness of style that they admired in his early tales.—The Story of a Circle. By M. A. Curtois. (Methuen and Co. 6s.) —The author chastises with a heavy hand the charlatans of psychical research: but we cannot help admiring a man who, in the middle of an impassioned speech, "paused for a moment to grind his teeth, and then went on."
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