Transcriber's Note
The following apparent errors have been corrected:
- p. x "Usbàks," changed to "Usbàks."
- p. x "Painda" changed to "Paînda"
- p. xii "khirgar," changed to "khirgar."
- p. xiv "ea cup" changed to "tea cup"
- p. 88 "costume, First" changed to "costume. First"
- p. 90 "au assassin" changed to "an assassin"
- p. 103 (header) "Naíb" changed to "Naib"
- p. 168 "the service" changed to "the service."
- p. 171 (note) "smothered" changed to "smothered."
- p. 189 (header) "The Amir’s" changed to "The Amîr’s"
- p. 193 "Painda" changed to "Paînda"
- p. 256 "Samarcand" changed to "Samarcànd"
- p. 293 "The Amir" changed to "The Amîr"
- p. 311 "muscular," changed to "muscular."
- p. 335 "were Ishak" changed to "where Ishak"
- p. 362 "Hîs Highness" changed to "His Highness"
- p. 394 "advised,:" changed to "advised,"
- p. 427 "new ta" changed to "new to"
- p. 436 "many thing;" changed to "many things;"
- p. 450 "mind.’" changed to "mind.”
- p. 451 "my baggage" changed to "my baggage;"
- p. 493 "I send" changed to "I sent"
- p. 495 "“Nau Rôz" changed to "“Nau Rôz”"
- p. 506 "Dear Miner" changed to "“Dear Miner"
The following possible errors have been left as printed:
- p. 258 ignominous
- p. 316 For God sake
- p. 339 I put him at rocky slope.
- p. 399 the physician;
- p. 494 been drank
The following are used inconsistently in the text:
- Bâbur and Babur
- backbone and back-bone
- Bâdshah and Badshah
- Bâli and Bali
- bathroom and bath-room
- beeftea and beef-tea
- bodyguard and body-guard
- By-and-bye and By and bye
- countermove and counter-move
- darûst and darust
- Dôst and Dost
- Ghuzniguk and Ghuzni guk
- goldsmith and gold-smith
- Íd and Îd
- kaimaghchai and kaimagh-chai
- Khyber and Kyber
- Kûdus and Kudus
- Kurghàn, Kurghán and Kurghan
- Lâla and Lala
- lûngi and lungi
- maidservants and maid-servants
- Mahmûd and Mahmud
- Maliks and Maleks
- matchbox and match-box
- Mazár-i-Sherif and Mazar-i-Sherif
- Mazarîs and Mazaris
- Mîr and Mir
- mîrza and mirza
- Naû Rôz, Naû Roz and Nau Rôz
- nowadays and now-a-days
- Ramazàn and Ramazan
- Ressûl and Ressul
- Sêyid and Seyid
- Shere Derwaza and Sher Durwaza
- Sherpûr and Sherpur
- sunstroke and sun-stroke
- Suffêd Koh and Sufféd Kôh
- Sûnni and Sunni
- sweatmeat and sweetmeat
- Takh-ta-Pûl and Takh-ta-Pul
- teapots and tea-pots
- watercourse and water-course
- Wazîr and Wazir
- Zohàk-i-Marhan and Zohak-i-Marhan