Transcriber's Notes
1. Punctuation has been normalized to contemporary standards, including multi-paragraph quotations without open double-quote marks at each break, retained as in original.
2. Added table of contents not in original edition.
3. Typographic error corrected in original:
p. 53 fragrant for fragant ("fragrant knoll")
p. 75 tastefully for tastefuly ("tastefully arrayed")
p. 98 huge for hugh ("huge mound")
p. 182 creature for creatrue ("savage looking creature")
4. Page 317: invalid date ("November 31, 1806") retained.