“A capital American story. Its characters are not from foreign courts or the pestilential dens of foreign cities. They are fresh from the real life of the forest and prairie of the West.”—Chicago Inter-Ocean.

“The readers and admirers of ‘A Fool’s Errand,’ who take up this book expecting to be instructed and entertained, will not be disappointed.”—Rochester Express.


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“ ‘A Fool’s Errand’ lay in the gloom of the Shadow. This book reflects the light of the time.”—Indianapolis News.

“Displays more than any of his previous works, his power of humor and of graphic description of men, scenes, and events.”—Christian Herald (Detroit).

“Cannot fail to reach and impress a wide constituency of readers.”—The American.