TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:
1. The following typographical errors have been corrected:
"spendid" corrected to "splendid" [Page 78]
"stumblingblock" corrected to "stumbling block" [Page 90]
"can can" corrected to "can" [Page 140]
They have been marked in the text with popups. Position the mouse over the line to see an explanation.
2. For consistency, a period has been added at the end of the word "Editor" in some footnotes where it was missing.
3. Other than corrections listed above, printer's inconsistencies in spelling, punctuation, hyphenation and ligature usage have been retained.