Will Levington Comfort was born on 17 February 1878 near Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Silas Hopkins Comfort and Jane Levington. Comfort became known for his adventure novels including Apache and Somewhere south of Sonora, with several works adapted into films. His interest in spiritual matters led to the publication of two periodicals and the influential Will Levington Comfort Letters, which explored theosophical ideas. He spent his later years in California and died in Los Angeles on 2 November 1932. Zamin Ki Dost, the pen name of Willimina Leonora Armstrong, was born on 14 August 1866 in Nebraska. She became known as a physician, writer, and lecturer whose work reflected a deep engagement with the culture and traditions of India. Educated in Philadelphia, she traveled to India in 1887 as a medical missionary, where she worked alongside her sister. Her time in India greatly influenced her writing, inspiring her to publish Incense of sandalwood in 1904, a book that drew from her experiences there. She is remembered for co-authoring Son of power with Will Levington Comfort, a collection of stories depicting life in India.