From the many favorable Notices of the Press, read the following:
"The scene is laid chiefly in the South Seas, and the narrator illustrates the geography and ethnology of that section of the far West. Some of the adventures are marvellous indeed, and Willis is a rich specimen of a hardy, fearless, and honest tar."
"This book takes up the story of 'The Swiss Family Robinson,' and carries it forward to a happy termination. The style and spirit of the story is preserved with admirable effect; and if any thing, 'Willis, the Pilot,' is of greater interest and more instructive than the charming story out of which it grows."
"'The Swiss Family Robinson' never seemed to quite finish its story, and the author of 'Willis, the Pilot,' has hit upon a happy idea in carrying out and completing the tale; and he has executed the work exceedingly well, and will confer a new delight upon the thousands who have been entranced by the tale of the Swiss Family, and will here pursue the narrative of their adventurous life. The publishers of the volume have dressed it up in very attractive style. The illustrations are numerous, spirited, and handsomely done."
"Abundance of adventures, serious and comic, funny expedients and devices, odd turns of fortune, all combine to charm and fix the attention of the young reader; while science and fact are skilfully inwoven with the details of the story. A pleasant book for a Christmas gift, and just the thing for the long winter nights."
