LEICESTERSHIRE MERCURY.
"This volume should be in the hands of all who take an interest in the great event of this annus mirabilis, 1851. What it promises in the title-page it performs in those which follow. It contains an accurate and deeply interesting record of the causes and progress of the preparation for that gathering of the nations of the earth which we are about to witness, and chronicles all the official information on the subject which is worth preserving. The practical suggestions and observations to be found in it are greatly to the credit of the writer. We must also give our praise to the publisher, Mr. Gilbert, for the manner in which he has brought it out, and the low price at which he offers it to the buyer."
LIVERPOOL TIMES.
"Of course we are already deluged with hand-books, guide-books, &c., to the Exhibition. Such little works, properly compiled, will not only be interesting, but absolutely serviceable, to the country visitor. We have had oceans sent to us, varying in price as in truthfulness and English grammar. The best we have seen is a 'Popular Narrative of the Exhibition,' by Peter Berlyn, published by Gilbert, of Paternoster-row; a book distinguished not only by correctness and labour, but also by very considerable literary merit."
LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES.
"What the flower-garden is to the bees, attracting them to gather honey from its sweets, the Grand Exhibition has been to many a candidate anxious to take his place in the ranks of authorship. The book before us is one of the proofs of its stimulating powers. It fully and ably accomplishes all which the title-page leads us to expect, setting forth the causes and progress of that wondrous festival of industry at which the world is to meet in Britannia's Crystal Palace. The information which it contains may be relied upon as derived from the best sources; the practical suggestions are valuable; and the observations are penned in a highly philosophical spirit. We can safely recommend the work to our readers, and we are quite certain that everybody who buys it will be satisfied that his money has been well laid out. We speak not from our own authority only, but have our verdict backed by the opinion of persons competent to pronounce upon the merits of the volume before us."
INVERNESS COURIER.
"This little volume has a merit which belongs to but few books published in the present age. It is wanted. There has no doubt been a great deal written on the subject of which it treats, as well as a great deal spoken; but till now we have had only scattered and almost inaccessible information on the one hand, or mere catchpenny pamphlets on the other. Mr. Berlyn's excellence is, that he is honest; that his work fulfils the promise of its title-page. Officially connected from its outset with the great scheme which he describes, he has enjoyed peculiar facilities for this task, has known where to look for materials, and been able to judge of their relative usefulness and importance. Of these opportunities he has diligently availed himself, and the result is to be seen in the elegant book before us. Simple and popular in style, it is comprehensive and instructive in its contents; we therefore recommend it."
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