Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1910 — Some New Books at The Public Library. [ARTICLE]

Some New Books at The Public Library.

Dramatic Works of Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan.

The Mother of the Man, by Eden Phlllpotts. Mr. Phillpotts makes Dartmoor again the scene of a story which is up to his best. The plot Is simple, the delineation of character masterly and delicate, the descriptions of the enchanting, moors exquisite. The village and the farm furnish the sturdy, strong-natured men and women of the book, chief among whom are the wise, understanding, tender mother and the wayward, devoted son.

Antonio, by Ernest J. Oldmeadow. A young Portugese monk, seeking to amass money to repurchase from the government, the abbey from which his beloved community has been expelled, becomes, under another name, a successful vine-grower and man of affairs. His many worldly trials of flesh and spirit find their culmination in an almost overmastering love for a beautiful English girl, but eventually the monk overcomes the man. Eleanor, by Mrs. Humphrey Ward. The political and social life of modern Italy is studied exhaustively, but the main affair is a drama of passion. True Tilda, by Arthur T. Quillen Couch. A fantastic tale of a truehearted, resourceful little circus girl who, in her attempt to find the relatives of a high-born boy she hast rescued from the cruelties of an orphan asylum, makes the acquaintance of a variety of queer people and has many curious adventures. A story with much originality, an abundance of strong human interest, and full of the charm of tbe unexpected and unusual.

The Man from Glengarry, by Ralph Connor. A story of frontier life in the forests of northwestern Canada. “Quo Vadis,’’ by Henryk Sienkiewicz. A story largely inspired by neo-Christianlsm. A broad picture of Roman life in all its light and shade, splendors and horrors, bringing into contrast the licentiousness of paganism and the spiritual beauty of Christianity.