This critical review of Noah Webster's Elementary Spelling Book by Lyman Cobb offers a detailed analysis of the book's strengths and weaknesses. Cobb praises Webster's efforts to create a unified system of American spelling but critiques the book's lack of exercises and its failure to address the needs of students of different ages and abilities. A valuable resource for teachers and students of American history and education. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.