A duplicate heading (“APPENDIX”) was removed from p. 328.

Illustrations have been moved next to the text which they illustrate.

The cover illustration was created by the transcriber using a modified version of the frontispiece portrait. The cover is placed in the public domain.

The following are inconsistently used in the text:

• Madlle. and Mdlle.
• lifetime and life-time
• framework and frame-work
• torchlight and torch-light
• soirÉe and soireÉ
• Phebe and Ph be

Where spellings in the main text and index differed, they have been reconciled in favour of the former.

Clear spelling or punctuation errors have been corrected as follows:

• p. 71 comma changed to full stop (directly to Paris.)
• pp. 96 and 412 “Mecklenberg-Schwerin” changed to “Mecklenburg-Schwerin”
• p. 116 “Gaurnerius” changed to “Guarnerius”
• p. 145 “exitement” changed to “excitement”
• p. 200 quotation mark added to text (as few as possible!")
• p. 214 full stop changed to comma (statesman’s favorite melody,)
• p. 270 ““SaeterbesÖg.”” changed to “‘SaeterbesÖg.’””
• p. 274 “delivered not not only America” changed to “delivered not only America”
• p. 312 “favorite Gaspar de” changed to “favorite Gaspar da”
• p. 322 “ability for the one,is” changed to “ability for the one, is”
• p. 376 “fulfiled” changed to “fulfilled”
• p. 410 “Clemmer, Mrs” changed to “Clemmer, Mrs.”
• p. 411 full stop added to text (Holland House, Ole Bull at, 91.)
• p. 411 colon changed to semi-colon (from Prague, 129;)
• p. 411 “LÖvenhjelm” changed to “Lovenhjelm”
• p. 414 “writes the “Violin Notes”” changed to “writes the “Violin Notes,””
• p. 415 full stop added to text (Schumann, Vieuxtemps on, 281.)
• p. 416 “Wurtemburg” changed to “Wurtemberg”
• p. 417 “Ole Bull’s opinion of, 341,” changed to “Ole Bull’s opinion of, 341;”
• p. 417 “poem “To Ole Bull, 380;”” changed to “poem “To Ole Bull,” 380;”
• Advertisement p. 4 “Dr. H. von Holst. 16mo, $1 25.” changed to “Dr. H. von Holst. 16mo, $1.25.”
• Advertisement p. 10 “18mo, $1.00; the set, $18.00” changed to “18mo, $1.00; the set, $18.00.”
• Advertisement p. 12 “Life of Aaron Burr. 2 vols. 8vo, $4 00.” changed to “Life of Aaron Burr. 2 vols. 8vo, $4.00.”
• Advertisement p. 12 “Life of Voltaire. 2 vols. 8vo, $6 00.” changed to “Life of Voltaire. 2 vols. 8vo, $6.00.”
• Advertisement p. 13 “Culture and Religion. 16mo, $.125.” changed to “Culture and Religion. 16mo, $1.25.”
• Advertisement p. 14 “Red-Line Edition Portrait and 16 illustrations.” changed to “Red-Line Edition. Portrait and 16 illustrations.”
• Advertisement p. 14 “Cheaper edition. 2 vols. 12mo, $4 00.” changed to “Cheaper edition. 2 vols. 12mo, $4.00.”
• Advertisement p. 15 “Critical Essays. 6 vols., $9.00” changed to “Critical Essays. 6 vols., $9.00.”