The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-17

There is no tagging or interest in the book at all. It Is a volume which reader will care to finish before laying aside and one cannot say that about many books And then, too, this book Is free from that New England atmosphere that no doubt some people like, but great many others don't care for at all and refuse to read about
 King Spruce" is all right. It is as in- teresting q book as one will find any where.
 "The Mother of the Man." by Eden Phill-
 potts. Dodd, Mead S Co.
 Mrs Avisa Pomeroy, a widow, "the mother of the man" has two children, Ives Pomeroy and Lizzie Pomeroy Mrs. Pomeroy had been widow for a number of years and was living fin Dartmoor, with her two children and her mother in-law. Lizzie Pomeroy was quiet girl; she had mind which moved slowly and was very like her dead father. Ives Pom eroy was just the opposite from his sis ter Lizzie in every way; he was exactly like his mother. Ives was headstrong' high-tempered young man, who has taken a long time to settle down. lie does not care for work of any kind; he loves all the young ladies in the neighbor- hood, neglecting his business. and to the outside people in his neighborhood Ives was known as a neer do well. All who knew Ives, except his mother, felt sure that there was bad ending in sight for him. Mrs. Pomeroy recognizing the same traits in Ives that had been in her before her marriage, and which traits had been smoothed down and evened up by marriage, understood her son. The story of "The Mother of the Man then Is the tale of Ives Pomeroy head strong youth who is understood by his 14..nx, ,.1fNfF. fad in love. His sweetheart, Jill Wickett, mar ried Ives friend, Samuel Bolt. More from the fact that he could not win Jill. than for love of her, Ives seemed never to be able to overcome the fascination which Jill, now married, had Tor h1m Mrs. Pomeroy had other plans for Ives, but she was very careful; she never let anyone know her hopes, not even Ives So in time, after the death of Mrs. Pom eroy, and after nnumerable scrapes into which Ives gets himself entangled, and from which by his mothers love and un- derstanding he was always rescued. all works out well and Ives marries Rachel, the lovely girl selected for him by hls dead mother.
 MT. Phillpotts is known to most read CTS for his delightful novels dealing with Dartmoor This latest book is as good IS Children of the Mist" and that is say ing a great deal.
 The incidental characters brought into the story are very strongly drawn. The reader will live in the pages of this book along with the characters and he will understand Ives Pomeroy and his dear mother too. It is a beautiful story ot q mothers understanding of her sons heart. There are a few morals in the book which, while not infiicting them selves on the reader, will be brought to his attention in a most pleasant way
 In "The Mother of the Man we have shown to us the three loves of man, namely, the love of a mother for her son and his love for her; the love of a man for the wrong kind of woman, and then his pure love for a good true wo- man. '"Fhe Mother of the Man is a book i which one can conscientiously recom- mend.
 "Edgar Allan Poe" by John Macy.
 Small. Maynard & Go.
 The latest volume from the Beacon Biographies, published by Small, May nard & Co.,, of Boston, is that one of Edgar Allan Poe, written by MT. John Macy. The aim of the Beacon Biogra- phies is to furnish a series of brief, read able and authoritative accounts of the lives of those Americans who have i'm pressed their personality most deeply on tie ulSlOTy Ol luelT COuHlly Ol lhc cldt- acter of their countrymen. On account of the length of the more formal biogra- phies often running into more than one bulky volume the average busy man and woman have not the time or hardly the inclination to acquaint themselves with American biography. It Is the aim of the Beacon Biographies to present in this series everything which an ordinary read CT would care to know regarding the lives of the great Americans discussed. Spe- cial care has been made to lay the accent upon the personal side of the subject and the characteristics which made him and his work notable. The volume is equipped with a frontispiece portrait, calandar of important dates and brief bibliogra- phy for further reading These books of which Edgar Allan Poe," by John Macy is the latest, are printed in a con venient form for reading and for carry ing handily in the pocket.
 "Love and the Ironmonger," by F. J.
 Randall. The John Lane company.
 Love and the Ironmonger" Is a good specimen of English humor. To an En- glishman the book must be simply over flowing with humor To an American. while quite funny, there are times when the reading of that English brand of hu nor is not so hilarious in it's expression.
 Vote for I. w. McAdory.