In this 1920s mystery/thriller, Hugo Ross is so desperate for a job that he skulks around the foreboding house of an eccentric inventor, hoping to be hired on as assistant. And he is! But a warning from a mysterious woman who was running away has left him suspicious. The renowned inventor, Ambrose Minstrel, and his snarky secretary aren’t exactly on the up-and-up. The tantrums, the strange requests, and the bizarre men who are now following Hugo lead him to suspect that he is the unwitting fool in an elaborate set-up. He can’t get the warning and the deliciously strange woman out of his mind. When she calls again, Hugo decides to use his family connections to talk to Benbow Smith, a shadowy spy figure who sheds light on the real treacheries Minstrel is setting into action. Will Hugo take the high road and risk himself for truth and justice or will he chose to leave behind the dark mystery before it overtakes and destroys him? Paul Brians(2009),“ arrant/errant”, in Common Errors in English Usage, 2nd edition, Wilsonville, Or.: William, James & Company, →ISBN.

from Latin errantem, the accusative feminine or masculine singular of errāns ( “ straying, errant; wandering ” ), the present active participle of errō ( “ to rove, wander; to get lost, go astray; to err, wander from the truth ” ), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- ( “ to flow ” ). I found the two Miss Silver novels I had the misfortune of reading very, very dull, but this one sounds far more intriguing. I might give Wentworth another try. To our surprise and arrant disbelief, this is how you spend every afternoon in Ventura.[ Punk News]Fool Errant was originally published in 1929, and introduced the eccentric, elderly series character of Benbow Smith. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. Next, he takes up a position as secretary to a surly, eccentric genius, only to find himself in the middle of dark doings...yes, it's espionage! si est un pople qe n’est mie erranz; Ja n'istra de son regne If it's a people that is not nomadic, it will never leave his kingdom I think there is definitely something a bit more different in her non Miss Silver novels. She seems more keen to try new things out.

errant”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. a b "Billy Fury | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved 2022-10-02. First in the Benbow Brown series, this book has an espionage theme, an intrepid hero and a ditzy heroine. My review: You’ve made me want to read this even though I gave up on Miss Silver at least twenty years ago. I have never tried a Benbow Smith book. When looking for employment be careful not to take up jobs at places you have been warned against and always be suspicious of employer eccentricity and if you don’t believe me you’d best read Patricia Wentworth’s Fool Errant (1929). […]

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The heroine can be pretty annoying in a 'silly little woman' way at times (the internalised misogyny of the great Golden Age women crime writers is truly a spectacle), but in fairness, this is mostly while the hero has failed to tell her what's going on, and she ends up being plot-crucial and acting with great sense, so points for that. A pleasure. In retrospect I found this to be quite a surprising Wentworth novel, as it made me rethink what I thought I knew to be her way of writing. That’s not to say this novel didn’t include some of the things I expected. We have the love interest, though thankfully the woman although a bit of twerp is bearable. Ultimately she redeems herself at the end, as during the middle of the book I think both me and Ross wanted to slap her, as she finds him too dictatorial when he advises sensible decisions e.g. Let’s not make lots of noise to attract the bad guys’ attentions. Moreover, there are a number of familiar thriller tropes, including the vamp Madame de Lara (who is anything but French). However, there were also some unexpected elements. The introductory setup at the beginning was first rate in my opinion and there were setting descriptions which I felt had a slight modernist feel (which is also captured in the dreams Ross has):

Suddenly out of the darkness there sprang to view one lighted window… the window looked at Hugo with a square, bright eye; and then down came a blind like the dropping of a lid.’Present participle of errer ( “ to wander ” ), from Latin iterō ( “ I travel; I voyage ” ) rather than from errō, which is the ancestor of the other etymology of error ( “ to err; to make an error ” ). errant, adj. (and n.)”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “ errant, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Our new online dictionaries for schools provide a safe and appropriate environment for children. And best of all it's ad free, so sign up now and start using at home or in the classroom. crossexaminingcrime: We have the love interest, though thankfully the woman although a bit of twerp is bearable. Ultimately she redeems herself at the end, as during the middle of the book I think both me and Ross wanted to slap her, as she finds him too dictatorial when he advises sensible decisions e.g. Let’s not make lots of noise to attract the bad guys’ attentions. […] They were all doomed to be disappointed, however, for the errant engine decided at Stanley junction to spend the remainder of its crowded hour of freedom on the Aberdeen line, and finally came to rest, short of breath, in the dip between Ballathie and Cargill, near the bridge over the Tay.

Do You Really Love Me Too" is a song written by Mark Barkan and Ben Raleigh and first released by American pop singer Barbara Chandler as the flip side to "I Live to Love" in October 1963. [3] Originally called "Fool's Errand", it was renamed "Do You Really Love Me Too" on the UK release of the single in December 1963. [4] Billy Fury version [ edit ] Yes her Miss Silver novels are a bit less innovative, but reading a couple of her non-Miss Silver ones has shown me a different side to her writing. Further events follow, with the sinister plot against Ross unfolding rapidly. The tension builds up as the day of the “theft” arrives. Wentworth is adept at continually surprising the reader in the final section of the novel leaving the reader wondering if Ross will be triumphant or whether he will be ultimately enveloped by the machinations against him. Things do not go to plan for either side and Ross has the additional task of saving the woman he loves, as this being a Wentworth novel, there must be a love interest.From Middle English erraunt [ and other forms ] , [1] from Anglo-Norman erraunt, from Old French errant, the present participle of errer ( “ to walk (to); to wander (to); ( figuratively) to travel, voyage ” ), and then: [2] A week after Chandler's version was released in the UK, English singer Billy Fury released his own version, titled "Do You Really Love Me Too (Fool's Errand)", as a single, which peaked at number 13 on the Record Retailer Top 50. [5] Release and reception [ edit ] chiefly with a negative connotation , obsolete ) Obsolete form of arrant ( “ complete; downright, utter ” ). Cover versions of What Am I Gonna Do written by Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com . Retrieved 2021-08-27. The brave young Loveday and the vampish Madame de Lara are the two poles of womanhood in these espionage novels. Loveday is pure and childlike, prone to mad acts of bravery followed by weeping on Hugo's manly shoulder. She nearly gets sold into white slavery due to trusting the wrong people. I mean, reely. Madame de Lara is a vamp, a scamp, and a bit of a tramp. She is not so much evil as greedy.