3. Footnotes, (two) have been moved to the end of the chapter.
4. On the Title Page, the words "Illustrated" and "The Riverside Press, Cambridge" were printed in Gothic Font which has not been duplicated in this e-text.
5. Spelling Corrections:
- p. 120, "wery" to "very" (and it's very much to be)
- p. 128, "arter" to "after" (after all, that's where)
- p. 128, "biled" to "billed" (A billed fowl and)
- p. 128, "woice" to "voice" (the voice of love)
- p. 168, "Joe" to "Job" (29) (And Job tumbled into his)
- p. 275, "pototo" to "potato" (4) (a potato-field)
- p. 277, "familar" to "familiar" (3) (a familiar voice)
6. Suspected mispellings retained as possible alternate spellings of the time:
- "amadavid bird" (amadavat bird)
- "azalias" (azaleas)
- "gayety" (gaiety)
- "Mackarel" (Mackerel)
- "plash" (splash)
- "scymitar" (scimitar)
- "skurrying" (scurrying)
7. Printer Error corrections:
- p. 109, removed duplicate "carried" (Oeyvind carried leaves)
8. Word variations retained in the text which vary by author:
- "fireflies" and "fire-flies"
- "flagstones" and "flag-stones"
- "nightgown" and "night-gown"
- "Red Riding-Hood" and "Red-Riding-Hood"
- "schoolhouse" and "school-house"
- "toyshop" and "toy-shop"