"We join Mr. Baker for a ride in a New York City taxi cab in which he describes being treated 'as if I were a miserable draftee in the Prussian Army,' and are present as the Lone Ranger is fired for superannuation. Plunging deep into the past, Mr. Baker makes some astounding historical revelations. 'One of the worst things about being a prehistoric man,' he declares, 'was an inordinate concern for what people would think of your fossil.'
"The Rescue of Miss Yaskell gives us all a fresh opportunity to enjoy the singular humor - and to marvel at the heroic sanity - of a man who is now recognized as one of the best writers of his time."
