The Flag of the Adventurer

by Sydney C. Grier

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES.

Sydney C. Grier was the pseudonym of Hilda Caroline Gregg.

This book is part of the author’s “Modern East” series. The full series, in order, being:

The Flag of the Adventurer
Two Strong Men
The Advanced-Guard
His Excellency’s English Governess
Peace With Honour
The Warden of the Marches

Alterations to the text:

A few minor punctuation corrections.

Note: minor spelling and hyphenization inconsistencies have been left as is.

[Title Page]

Add illustrator’s credit and brief note indicating this novel’s position in the series. See above.

[Footnotes]

Place footnotes in square brackets inline with the text.

[Chapter I]

Change “Shahbaz Khan, and his son, Karimdad” to Karimdâd. (Keeping this character’s name consistent.)

[Chapter V]

“Have it your own way, my dear, You have your…” change the second comma to a period.

[Chapter XIII]

“stopping the daks and attacking our boats” to dâks. (Keeping this foreign word consistent.)

[Chapter XV]

“gun was heard in front, then a regular fusilade” to fusillade.

[Chapter XVI]

“there was no respose to the dismay in Colonel Bayard’s” to response.

[Chapter XXII]

“because you’ve been contrairy wishing it” to contrary.

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