"The book has a unique character and flavor that ought to make it
pleasant to the little company of faithful lovers of the English
essay."--_The Churchman._
"Mr. Robert Grant is one of our brightest and wittiest writers, and he
tells whatever he has to say in so graceful, happy, and amusing a
fashion that everything he writes is thoroughly enjoyable."--_Boston
Herald._
"Judge Grant has a keen eye for human weakness, but he looks with
Emersonian benignity upon frailties, and he is not without the
philosopher's optimistic note of hope."--_Chicago Tribune._