Transcriber's Notes:
Page [12]: Bartholemée sic
Page [15]: Bartholemée sic
Page [36]: The text of the second footnote on this page is missing in the original edition of the book.
Page [111]: Single opening quote changed to double quote (... returned Pécuchet, "has disappeared...")
Page [114]: Heurteaux amended to Heurtaux
Page [133]: Heurteaux amended to Heurtaux
Page [150]: Full stop added after "well-balanced idea"
Page [167]: comma added after Mauprat
Page [218]: abbê amended to abbé