Some minor obvious typographical errors have been corrected silently.

The remaining corrections made are indicated by dotted lines under the corrections. Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text will appear.

All quotation marks left as per original, except for those indicated by dotted lines under the corrections.

The headings that appeared at the top of each page in the original publication and have been treated as sidenotes and moved to above the paragraph they refer to so as not to disrupt the flow of the text.

Some names appearing in the index have been changed to match the spelling appearing in the text. These are indicated by dotted lines under the corrections.

Multiple versions of the same name appear and have not been changed:

• The Grand Duchess "Marie Antoinetta", "Maria Antoinetta", "Maria Antonietta"
• Lampeggi, Lappegi
• Andrea Pisani, Andrea Pisano
• Schiller Platz, Schillerplatz
• San Niccolo, San NiccolÒ
• Sienese, Siennese
• Ciseri, Cisere

Both versions of the following words appear in the text:

• buttonhole, button-hole
• nicknamed, nick-named
• storehouse, store-house