“It is difficult to make descriptions of machinery and mechanism interesting, but Mr. Williams has the enviable knack of doing so, and it is hardly possible to open this book at any page without turning up something which you feel you must read; and then you cannot stop till you come to the end of the chapter.”—Electricity.
“This book is full of interest and instruction, and is a welcome addition to Messrs. Seeley and Company’s Romance Series.”—Leeds Mercury.
“A book of absorbing interest for the boy with a mechanical turn, and indeed for the general reader.”—Educational Times.
“An instructive and well-written volume.”—Hobbies.
SEELEY & CO., Ltd., 38 Great Russell Street
Transcriber’s Note:
Author’s archaic and variable spelling and hyphenation is mostly preserved.
Author’s punctuation style is preserved.
Illustrations have been moved closer to their relevant paragraphs, but the original page numbers are preserved in the List of Illustrations.