Note 8 on volume 1 p. 114 refers to a fac-simile appended to the volume; this was not included in the printed book.

The book contains many instances of inconsistent, archaic or doubtful spelling, hyphenation and punctuation. These have been left as printed, except as follows:

Volume 1

• p. vi "1846" changed to "1846."
• p. 9 "thoughtless" changed to "thoughtless."
• p. 11 "tome" changed to "to me"
• p. 14 "nothwithstanding" changed to "notwithstanding"
• p. 18 "rythm" changed to "rhythm"
• p. 19 "by not" changed to "by no"
• p. 21 "priviledges" changed to "privileges"
• p. 33 "sucessful" changed to "successful"
• p. 34 "fond off" changed to "fond of"
• p. 34 "Eck" changed to "Eck’s"
• p. 34 "heard" changed to "heart"
• p. 36 "und" changed to "and"
• p. 37 "immediately.”" changed to "immediately."
• p. 38 "demand.”" changed to "demand."
• p. 40 "to my" changed to "to me"
• p. 42 "owerwhelmed" changed to "overwhelmed"
• p. 42 "23^th" changed to "23^rd"
• p. 43 "who was" changed to "how was"
• p. 43 "musisal" changed to "musical"
• p. 43 "time.”" changed to "time."
• p. 45 "its found" changed to "it is found"
• p. 46 "intruments" changed to "instruments"
• p. 47 "twelvth" changed to "twelfth"
• p. 48 "idea of." The" changed to "idea of. "The"
• p. 52 "gate.”" changed to "gate."
• p. 54 "city." "Near" changed to "city. Near"
• p. 56 "on prepare" changed to "or prepare"
• p. 61 "“I alighted" changed to "I alighted"
• p. 61 "journey." changed to "journey.”"
• p. 68 "escasped" changed to "escaped"
• p. 76 "ingenousness" changed to "ingenuousness"
• p. 78 "now appreciate" changed to "nor appreciate"
• p. 80 "aminadverted" changed to "animadverted"
• p. 84 "anounced" changed to "announced"
• p. 86 "exercice" changed to "exercise"
• p. 90 "Preissling" changed to "Preissing"
• p. 93 "exulpation" changed to "exculpation"
• p. 99 "distateful" changed to "distasteful"
• p. 101 "Heriditary" changed to "Hereditary"
• p. 107 "particulary" changed to "particularly"
• p. 110 "impelled so" changed to "impelled to"
• p. 111 "pricipal" changed to "principal"
• p. 115 "(the Owlet-Queen)" changed to "(the Owlet-Queen),"
• p. 117 "mort" changed to "more"
• p. 127 "would he" changed to "would be"
• p. 131 "childern" changed to "children"
• p. 141 "„This" changed to "“This"
• p. 145 "superority" changed to "superiority"
• p. 146 "inwhich" changed to "in which"
• p. 146 "board. "The" changed to "board. The"
• p. 149 "Op, 114" changed to "Op. 114"
• p. 157 "tentency" changed to "tendency"
• p. 160 "other.”" changed to "other."
• p. 164 "It is difficult”" changed to "“It is difficult”"
• p. 164 "of te" changed to "of the"
• p. 165 "introdued" changed to "introduced"
• p. 168 "rupturous" changed to "rapturous"
• p. 168 "suceeded" changed to "succeeded"
• p. 168 "distinghuish" changed to "distinguish"
• p. 169 "wat not" changed to "was not"
• p. 172 "not be" changed to "not to be"
• p. 175 "to to whom" changed to "to whom"
• p. 181 "servant." changed to "servant.”"
• p. 189 "scarely" changed to "scarcely"
• p. 201 "Pixis." changed to "Pixis?”"
• p. 207 "nolodge" changed to "no lodge"
• p. 208 "“ In Hanover" changed to " “In Hanover"
• p. 209 "oppointed" changed to "appointed"
• p. 213 "execuiton" changed to "execution"
• p. 216 "arduousex ertion" changed to "arduous exertion"
• p. 222 "slighest" changed to "slightest"
• p. 223 "“ZauberflÖte" changed to "“ZauberflÖte”"
• p. 225 "seperates" changed to "separates"
• p. 227 "slighest" changed to "slightest"
• p. 229 "on Overture" changed to "an Overture"
• p. 229 "an account" changed to "on account"
• p. 230 (note) "than" changed to "then"
• p. 233 "possesion" changed to "possession"
• p. 236 "pratical" changed to "practical"
• p. 239 "along" changed to "a long"
• p. 242 "precipituously" changed to "precipitously"
• p. 243 "deligthful" changed to "delightful"
• p. 244 "the the singer" changed to "the singer"
• p. 249 "reheasal" changed to "rehearsal"
• p. 249 "accomodation" changed to "accommodation"
• p. 251 "continous" changed to "continuous"
• p. 251 "immediatly" changed to "immediately"
• p. 252 "disstance" changed to "distance"
• p. 254 "one- horse" changed to "one-horse"
• p. 256 "oramented" changed to "ornamented"
• p. 263 "age But" changed to "age. But"
• p. 264 "hears" changed to "hear"
• p. 266 "trough" changed to "through"
• p. 266 "here appearance" changed to "her appearance"
• p. 271 "moltey" changed to "motley"
• p. 279 "the sepaintings" changed to "these paintings"
• p. 282 "artist." changed to "artist.”"
• p. 285 "arstists" changed to "artists"
• p. 315 "indifference and and" changed to "indifference and"
• p. 319 "farces" changed to "forces"
• p. 319 "pur" changed to "our"
• p. 319 "wetnessed" changed to "witnessed"
• p. 320 "agitity" changed to "agility"
• p. 320 "handscapes" changed to "landscapes"
• p. 320 "asscended" changed to "ascended"
• p. 324 "und" changed to "and"
• p. 325 "unformity" changed to "uniformity"
• p. 327 "who where" changed to "who were"

Volume 2

• p. 4 "were" changed to "where"
• p. 8 "inmortal" changed to "immortal"
• p. 9 "a a hermitage" changed to "a hermitage"
• p. 13 "through" changed to "though"
• p. 14 "penally" changed to "penalty"
• p. 15 "defiency" changed to "deficiency"
• p. 18 "very" changed to "every"
• p. 18 "At it is" changed to "As it is"
• p. 18 "smooth-smoken" changed to "smooth-spoken"
• p. 21 "others town" changed to "other towns"
• p. 21 "excellents" changed to "excellent"
• p. 23 "During" changed to "“During"
• p. 26 "midle" changed to "middle"
• p. 28 "breath" changed to "breathe"
• p. 30 "byancient" changed to "by ancient"
• p. 33 "neighourhood" changed to "neighbourhood"
• p. 35 "then in" changed to "them in"
• p. 38 "he so-called" changed to "the so-called"
• p. 39 "strubs" changed to "shrubs"
• p. 46 "composors" changed to "composers"
• p. 47 "apointment" changed to "appointment"
• p. 51 "journey" changed to "journey."
• p. 54 "the the saloon" changed to "the saloon"
• p. 54 "asme" changed to "same"
• p. 62 "silly mistake!”" changed to "silly mistake!"
• p. 63 "possiblity" changed to "possibility"
• p. 64 "suceeded" changed to "succeeded"
• p. 67 "soi" changed to "soli"
• p. 69 "irrevalent" changed to "irrelevant"
• p. 73 "right hand-pier" changed to "right-hand pier"
• p. 74 "in in open" changed to "in open"
• p. 75 "waistcoast" changed to "waistcoat"
• p. 76 "councilwas" changed to "council was"
• p. 79 "anguish and and" changed to "anguish and"
• p. 81 "could" changed to "she could"
• p. 88 "renumeration" changed to "remuneration"
• p. 89 "frendly" changed to "friendly"
• p. 92 "miles of" changed to "miles off"
• p. 96 "could fail" changed to "could not fail"
• p. 100 "&c." changed to "&c.”"
• p. 106 "exculpate himself" changed to "exculpate myself"
• p. 108 "nothwithstanding" changed to "notwithstanding"
• p. 109 "proproduced" changed to "produced"
• p. 111 "verything" changed to "everything"
• p. 129 "mechancali" changed to "mechanical"
• p. 133 "Bethoven" changed to "Beethoven"
• p. 134 "journy" changed to "journey"
• p. 136 "deel" changed to "deal"
• p. 137 "or my" changed to "on my"
• p. 143 "aknowledged" changed to "acknowledged"
• p. 145 "the the court-orchestra" changed to "the court-orchestra"
• p. 147 "draw" changed to "drawn"
• p. 151 (note) "carying" changed to "carrying"
• p. 153 "written" changed to "written by"
• p. 153 "charactesised" changed to "characterised"
• p. 154 "kettle-druns" changed to "kettle-drums"
• p. 155 "nevetherless" changed to "nevertheless"
• p. 155 "torch-ight-dance" changed to "torch-light-dance"
• p. 157 "“Der Berg-Geist, "which" changed to "“Der Berg-Geist," which"
• p. 157 "23th" changed to "23rd"
• p. 159 "ecclestiastic" changed to "ecclesiastic"
• p. 160 "cross-which" changed to "cross—which"
• p. 160 "others." changed to "others.”"
• p. 164 "as all" changed to "at all"
• p. 167 "be introduced" changed to "he introduced"
• p. 169 "informing then" changed to "informing them"
• p. 169 "disturbancees" changed to "disturbances"
• p. 171 "peasanty" changed to "peasantry"
• p. 171 "the the song" changed to "the song"
• p. 171 "Messiah.”" changed to "Messiah."
• p. 176 (note) "A fit" changed to "“A fit"
• p. 178 "Although" changed to "“Although"
• p. 181 "artifical" changed to "artificial"
• p. 185 "Op 91" changed to "Op. 91"
• p. 185 "unsually" changed to "unusually"
• p. 189 "were I" changed to "where I"
• p. 190 "sister-in law" changed to "sister-in-law"
• p. 190 "bathing-etablishment" changed to "bathing-establishment"
• p. 194 "3nd" changed to "3rd"
• p. 201 "endeavours so" changed to "endeavours to"
• p. 202 "an Whittuesday" changed to "on Whittuesday"
• p. 202 (note) "restess" changed to "restless"
• p. 202 (note) "It is" changed to "“It is"
• p. 203 "dicision" changed to "decision"
• p. 205 "suprise" changed to "surprise"
• p. 209 "23nd" changed to "23rd"
• p. 212 "...," changed to "...."
• p. 213 "sacrifies" changed to "sacrifices"
• p. 217 "Of such" changed to "“Of such"
• p. 218 (note) "expenses." changed to "expenses.”"
• p. 222 "moved And" changed to "moved. And"
• p. 222 "pevailed" changed to "prevailed"
• p. 228 "fellows" changed to "follows"
• p. 228 "charmed us.”" changed to "charmed us."
• p. 230 "loves" changed to "love’s"
• p. 233 "manner." changed to "manner.”"
• p. 235 "festival.”" changed to "festival."
• p. 237 "uniniated" changed to "uninitiated"
• p. 241 "Spohr’s," changed to "Spohr’s"
• p. 249 "genins" changed to "genius"
• p. 249 "frienads" changed to "friends"
• p. 256 "treatment." changed to "treatment.”"
• p. 259 "arival" changed to "arrival"
• p. 262 "such a" changed to "such as"
• p. 265 "prejudical" changed to "prejudicial"
• p. 270 "Meyerber" changed to "Meyerbeer"
• p. 273 "concert to" changed to "concerto"
• p. 276 "contemptated" changed to "contemplated"
• p. 280 "alhough" changed to "although"
• p. 282 "successsion" changed to "succession"
• p. 282 "nonimating" changed to "nominating"
• p. 287 "by foce" changed to "by force"
• p. 287 "someting" changed to "something"
• p. 295 "medicial" changed to "medical"
• p. 298 "very kind" changed to "every kind"
• p. 301 "classes" changed to "glasses"
• p. 311 "favourable" changed to "favourably"
• p. 317 "Terrestial" changed to "Terrestrial"
• p. 331 "he carried" changed to "be carried"
• p. 333 "warmth.”" changed to "warmth."
• p. 339 "particulary" changed to "particularly"
• p. 339 "allendant" changed to "attendant"