Transcriber's Notes:
In the text version, footnotes have been moved to the end of each chapter with the exception of a note in the summary table. In the html version, footnotes have been moved to the end of the text.
Illustrations have been moved to paragragh breaks in a direction which brings them closer to their descriptions. In the html version this has left blank pages where page numbers are omitted.
Obvious typos and punctuation errors have been corrected, but In as many cases as possible the original spelling is retained. It usually adds to the general hilarity.
There are many instances of double choices for hyphenations. Some same words are hyphenated and some aren't. These have been left as printed.
The names 'Billingsgatura', 'Billingsgatina' and 'Billingsgata' all seem to refer to the same print, left as printed.
p.vii. 'An Essay on the Art of Ingeinously Tormenting'. Ingeinously changed to Ingeniously.
p.127. 'The sale Room' changed to 'The Sale Room'.
p.141. The end of the sentence in the original text reads,'Commander- in Chief'. The e-text will read all on the same line as, Commander-in-Chief.
p.148. February 29, 1809. In 1809, February was not a leap year. This appears to be a typo for February 25.
p.192. 'the Cossack is giving the fugitive a prog'. 'prog' is changed to prod'.
p.309. Footnote 1: 'Now known a the Egyptian Hall' changed to 'Now known as the Egyptian Hall'.
p.350. 'cortège' changed to 'cortége'.
p.393. 'Delices de la Grand Bretagne. Two plates by by Rowlandson' extra 'by' removed. p.395. '4. Admiration with Astonishment. do.' an extra 'do' has been added.
p.400. '4. Original Plan for a Popular Monument to be Erecte in Gloucester Place'. 'Erecte' changed to 'Erected'.
p.422. The Castatrophe left as is.
p.438. Index. Ferdinand Farquhar's 'Relics of a Saint,' ii. Page numbers added 312, 317.
p.442. Index. Caricature Medallions for Screens, ii. Page number added 6.
p 452. Index. Cockburn's Theatre on Fire, ii. 192. Dash added as this is a subpart.
Index Plan for a Popular Monument to be Erected in Gloucester Place, ii. 156–7. Moved from "O" to "P".