- This transcription aggregates the story serialized in Lloyd's Penny Weekly Miscellany Vol. I. The title page and preface from that volume are included for reference; however, other serialized stories from that volume have not been transcribed herein.
- Chapter numbers 25-34 repeat themselves. These errata were preserved.
- The spelling of the character Maud changed to Maude in the later chapters. Maude was re-spelled Maud throughout for consistency.
- Direct speech by the same speaker appearing in adjacent paragraphs were combined into a single paragraph if no change in punctuation was required, and the speaker was specified in only the first of the two paragraphs.
- Representations of written text such as letters, notes, verse and lyrics were set-off by left and right margin indentations.
- Uncapitalized words starting full sentences that immediately follow periods, question marks and exclamation points in direct speech were capitalized.
- Obvious misspellings, grammar errors, missing or duplicated words and typographical errors were corrected, noting that British and period spellings were preserved throughout.
- The transcription was formatted to conform to contemporary electronic reading features for the convenience of the reader.
Allan Hackney
May 3, 2015