E-text prepared by Andrew Turek
and revised by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D., and Delpine Lettau
HTML version prepared by
Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D., and Delphine Lettau

Transcriber's note:
This novel was first published in serial form in 1868-1869, followed by a two-volume book version in 1869. Both were illustrated by Marcus Stone, and those illustrations are used in this HTML version of this e-text.