Illustrated London News, July 3. 



" This work, by Elisha Noyce, with 365 illustrations by the Brothers Dalziel, 

 is calculated to do much good. The object is not only to please, but to instruct ; 

 and, although written ostensibly for the young, it may be read with advantage 

 by all who desire to possess a knowledge of things in everyday use. The 

 information throughout is conveyed in a clear and understandable form; this, 

 combined with its pictures on every page, is well calculated to make the mind 

 familiar with many objects that as a rule have hitherto been but imperfectly 

 realised to the young. The book is admirably adapted to assist those who 

 are about to make choice of an occupation, and this of itself would make 

 it a welcome addition to the numerous works written for the information and 

 guidance of the rising generation. The book is published by Ward and Lock." 



Dispatch, July 4. 



There is really a great deal to recommend this book to the attention of the 

 public as one especially adapted for the entertainment and the instruction of 

 the young. The subjects themselves embrace the whole arcana of the material 

 universe, the mineral and vegetable products of the earth, their properties, 

 manufacture, and varied convertibility to the service and uses of man. Three 

 hundred and sixty-five first-class engravings, from the pencils of the Brothers 

 Dalziel, and most of these being illustrative of the finished machinery of 

 Woolwich Arsenal, and drawn by permission of the authorities, add to the value 

 of the matter incorporated in these pages, while in almost all other forms the 

 industrial arts, with their varied apparatus and machinery, are ably and fully 

 described. It is a true " Boy's Book," and merits the amplest circulation possible 

 for it to attain. 



Daily Telegraph, July 20. 



The title of Mr. Noyce's book sufficiently explains its object, and we have only 

 to say that it answers its purpose. It is clearly and amusingly written, and 

 embraces a large variety o useful subjects, which it treats in a lull, though, at 

 the same time, a concise manner. The book is illustrated with three hundred 

 and sixty-five excellent engravings by the Brothers Dalziel. 



Leeds Times, July 31. 



The author's object in the elegant-looking issue before us, as described by 

 himself, is to convey to the youthful reader a knovvlege of the materials, pro- 

 cesses, and apparatus made use of in the various examples of industry and skill 

 constantly before our eyes. No fewer than 365 wood-cuts by the Brothers 

 Dalziel are appropriately interspersed with the letterpress, thus enabling the 

 reader to clearly understand what otherwise would of necessity, in some cases, 

 be almost incomprehensible. The work is (dearly and ably written, and even 

 the intelligent adult must possess a large fund of general knowledge who can 

 truthfully affirm that he has derived no information from its pages. 



Norfolk News, Aug. 7. 



The title of " The Boy's Book " has been applied to more than one, two, 

 or three subjects; but to none more appropriately than to this, which is 

 really and truly " The Boy's Book of Useful Knowledge," The author 

 has observed the happy medium of saying neither too little nor too much 

 of neither wearying the patience of his young readers by long and needless 

 details, nor of disappointing their curiosity by unnecessarily brief and 

 insufficient descriptions. If we are not greatly mistaken, the book will 

 soon become a general favorite with the young, and we should strongly 

 recommend it as a text-book of general information to Educational establish- 

 ments. It is beautifully got up, and its value is considerably enhanced by the 

 superior wood engravings of the Brothers Dalziel, which speak the language of 

 explanation as plainly to the eye as does the letterpress to the understanding. 



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