Transcriber's Note:

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant form was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.
Mid-paragraph illustrations have been moved between paragraphs and some illustrations have been moved closer to the text that references them.
Other corrections:
- p. 36: Cercies changed to Cercles (Cercles de jeu).
- p. 73: Barona changed to Baroda (to visit him at Baroda).
- p. 197: Arignon changed to Avignon (after leaving Avignon).
French words with diacritics appear without. This was not corrected.