6 JULY 1907, Page 33

READABLE NOVELS.—A Woman Perfected. By Richard Marsh. (John Long. Gs.)—A

modern story concerned with the disagree- able consequences to one's heirs of leading a double life, even from virtuous motives.—Sir Elyot of the Woods. By Emma Brooke. (W. Heineznann. s.)—A story in which the heroine is an almost impossibly disagreeable young woman. The book is not very convincing, but contains some good descriptive writing. —The Enlightenment of Olivia. By L. B. Walford. (Long- mans and Co. Os.)—A modern story bearing out the title. The

characters of Olivia and her husband are drawn with great discrimination.