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 derful art and yet without any coarseness. The author does not moralize, but with relentless pen delineates that madness of Thérèse sown in her soul from birth—a madness which her convent training rather enhances than abrogates. The book contains two other typical Zola stories: "The Maid of the Dawber" and "Complements"—two delightful, crisp bits of literature.

SUCH IS LIFE. A Play in five Acts, by Frank Wedekind, Author of "The Awakening of Spring," etc. Second edition. Cloth, gilt top, raw edge, net, $1.25; by mail, $1.34. Whatever Wedekind's theme may be, it is always sure to be treated in a strikingly original fashion. In "Such is Life" it is Regality and Kingship. Though the locale is mediaeval Italy, the scene might as well have been laid at the present day, but this was, perhaps, too dangerous. While satire runs as an undercurrent throughout, the play is primarily one of tense dramatic situations and a clearly outlined plot, full of color and action. Por-