PRESS, Feb. 2, 1862.—"Mr. Edgar is always pure, elegant, and vigorous. He seems to have received from nature, what men vainly strive to acquire from art, the power of writing narrative easily, clearly, and forcibly. Goldsmith possessed this faculty, and Southey undoubtedly possessed it; and we know of few contemporary writers in the English language who possess it to an equal degree with Mr. Edgar. The book is a capital one, and fully up to the higher level of educational literature, of which the rising generation has the benefit. We confidently recommend it to the public, and wish it, for their sakes, all the success which it deserves."
OBSERVER, Feb. 23, 1862.—"A most acceptable and useful present for the youth of both sexes."
THE SCIENCE OF HOME LIFE:
CONTAINING
Heat in its Relation to Things in General.
On the Physical Relations of the Atmosphere as affected by Heat, Moisture, and Pressure.
The Atmosphere in Relation to Vegetable and Animal Life.
On Coal and Coal-Gas.