Vollmer, Clement. The American Novel in Germany, 1871–1913, p. 26 (1918) (German translation is Meine offizielle Frau, which "became well known and cherished by German readers in the following years.")
Mathes, George P. (July 1894). Won Sudden Fame, The Bookseller's Friend, p. 15
(5 July 1891). Literature, The Morning Call, col. 3
(13 July 1891). With the Books, St. Paul Daily Globe, p. 4, col. 6 ("one of the most entertaining of the lighter books of the season ... just the book for hammock weather")
(28 January 1893). My Official Wife (play review), Evening World ("Sossher is played by Mr. Robert L. Cutting, junior – exceedingly junior ... Manager Sanger, when he goes to the Standard Theatre, should blush with shame.")
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(17 May 1891). Current Literate, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, col. 2. (noting new publication)
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(7 September 1891). New Books (review), The New York Times (this review ran in September 1891, when the book had been out a few months, and was described as "wild, rough in part, and slangy, but for all that no means wanting in effectiveness .... The dramatic elements in Russia are not wanting; they are overwhelming.")
(12 February 1893). The Theatrical Week, The New York Times (reporting a well-attended matinee on February 11, 1893; but The Sportsman debuted on February 14)