For less common abbreviations and Roman numerals, title attributes have been provided for the convenience of screenreader users.

Footnote 46, ‘old’ changed to ‘[odd]’ (presenting a very odd appearance).

Footnote 109, ‘Marriages’ changed to ‘[Marriage]’ (Marriage between persons of the same surname is forbidden).

Footnote 267, ‘CVI’ changed to ‘[CVII.]’ (later story (No. CVII.),).

Page 36, ‘villanous’ changed to ‘[villainous]’ (he writes a villainous hand).

Page 86, ‘dare’ changed to ‘[dared]’ (nobody dared go near her).

Page 306, ‘grottos’ changed to ‘[grottoes]’ (from each of the holes or grottoes on the stone).

Page 378, ‘Shan’ changed to ‘[Shan-hu]’ (Shan-hu held out her arms).

Page 408, ‘watching’ changed to ‘[watched]’ (watched the moon rising in the east).

Page 411, ‘bid’ changed to ‘[bade]’ (Wang’s father bade him hide).