Transcriber’s Note:

Archaic and variable spelling, as well as inconsistency in hyphenation, has been preserved as printed in the original book except for the changes that are listed at the end of the book.

Missing quote marks and minor punctuation inconsistencies were silently corrected. However, punctuation has not been changed to comply with modern standards. A deviation in paragraph-ending punctuation in the original publication should be noted for paragraphs in which dialogue immediately followed. Both a comma and a colon were used and have been retained in this e-book.

Illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph.

All missing page numbers in this book were also omitted in the original publication.