[TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES]

Obvious spelling, typographical and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

Moved 'CHAP VI' heading in Chapter Summary section from incorrect place to before 'The Bees swarm' [ Pg vii]

Spacing retained in 'every where'[ Pg 26] and 'every thing' [ Pg 34]

Spacing retained in 'well known'[ Pg 48]

Spacing retained in 'any thing'[ Pg 65]

Added missing end quotes; 'been feeding,' to 'been feeding,"' [ Pg 28]

Added missing end quotes, 'no longer friends.' to 'no longer friends."' [ Pg 67]

Added missing second end quotes, 'a toast, Sir?"' to 'a toast, Sir?""' [ Pg 89]

Added missing end quotes, 'creature disagreeable?' to 'creature disagreeable?"' [ Pg 106]