The positions of most illustrations have been adjusted slightlyto fall on paragraph breaks. In most cases, any text includedin the illustrations has been presented as a caption.
Those images which are employed at the opening of each chaptersometimes incorporate the first character in the illustrationitself, but sometimes simply give that character in a large font.Normally the latter have a caption. This version follows theappearance of the text as well as possible.
The wide table that appeared on p. 25 of the original may requirea change of font size in your reader in order to be completely rendered.
Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Pleasesee the transcriber’s note at the end of this textfor details regarding the handling of any textual issues encounteredduring its preparation.
The cover image has been created, based on title page information, andis added to the public domain.