"The book is well worth the attention it demands, and if the conviction at last slowly dawns upon the reader that it contains a purpose, it is one which has been produced by the inevitable law of reaction, and is cleverly manipulated."—London Athenæum.
"This novel is a strong and serious piece of work; one of a kind that is getting too rare in these days of universal crankiness."—Boston Courier.
"A new and capital story, full of quiet, happy touches of humor."—Philadelphia Press.
A SOCIAL DEPARTURE: How Orthodocia and I Went Round the World by Ourselves.
With 111 Illustrations by F. H. Townsend. 12mo. Paper, 75 cents; cloth, $1.75.
"Widely read and praised on both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific, with scores of illustrations which fit the text exactly and show the mind of artist and writer in unison."—New York Evening Post.
"It is to be doubted whether another book can be found so thoroughly amusing from beginning to end."—Boston Daily Advertiser.
"A brighter, merrier, more entirely charming book would be, indeed, difficult to find."—St. Louis Republic.