Transcriber’s Notes
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.
The following corrections have been applied to the text:
| Page | Source | Correction |
|---|---|---|
| [23] | ... pilot with out eyes. ... | ... pilot without eyes. ... |
| [27] | ... distracted with thoughs of ... | ... distracted with thoughts of ... |
| [28] | ... and first, and last ... | ... and first and last ... |
| [29] | ... difficulty in re membering what ... | ... difficulty in remembering what ... |
| [30] | ... kind of re-active behavior ... | ... kind of reactive behavior ... |
| [31] | ... THE ABUSE OF BOOKS | ... THE ABUSE OF BOOKS. |
| [31] | ... first-class houses stay at ... | ... first-class houses, stay at ... |
| [38] | ... Schopenhauer calls, “bad books, ... | ... Schopenhauer calls “bad books, ... |
| [38] | ... of their readings | ... of their readings. |
| [42] | ... ‘It is of paramount ... | ... “It is of paramount ... |
| [44] | ... receive the companship and sympathy ... | ... receive the companionship and sympathy ... |
| [46] | ... “In studies whatsoever ... | ... “In studies, whatsoever ... |
| [50] | ... “Books,’ said Dryden, ... | ... “Books,” said Dryden, ... |
| [50] | ... useful qualities Some books ... | ... useful qualities. Some books ... |
| [55] | ... mental nourisment of the greater ... | ... mental nourishment of the greater ... |
| [59] | ... connect them selves with ... | ... connect themselves with ... |
| [61] | ... with a wild surprise-- | ... with a wild surmise-- |
| [63] | ... among mankind To these ... | ... among mankind. To these ... |
| [64] | ... opportunity abides n the obvious ... | ... opportunity abides in the obvious ... |
| [66] | ... principles operative, and he ... | ... principles operative,” and he ... |
| [67] | ... like Browning present ... | ... like Browning, present ... |
| [67] | ... high character This is ... | ... high character. This is ... |
| [69] | ... past aspiration, Concrete ... | ... past aspiration. Concrete ... |
| [75] | ... says Ruskin, to attribute ... | ... says Ruskin, “to attribute ... |
| [83] | ... to the moern; French history ... | ... to the modern; French history ... |
| [88] | ... it posses should ... | ... it possesses should ... |
| [88] | ... Dickens, Thackery and George Eliot. ... | ... Dickens, Thackeray and George Eliot. ... |
| [92] | ... borrow. if you ... | ... borrow. If you ... |
| [93] | ... scholar. If takes a ... | ... scholar. It takes a ... |
| [93] | The durablity of the ... | The durability of the ... |
| [99] | ... here and hereafter, | ... here and hereafter. |