This e-text is based on the 1891 edition of the book. Minor punctuation errors have been tacitly corrected. Inconsistencies in hyphenation and spelling, as well as the use of obsolete terms (e.g., ‘humble bee’, ‘havock’, etc.) have been retained.
The following passages have been corrected or need to be commented:
# p. [viii] (List of Illustrations): ‘Garrick’s Weir’ → ‘Garrick’s Villa’
# p. [35]: ‘pigstyes’ → ‘pigsties’
# p. [49]: ‘Bathhurst’ → ‘Bathurst’
# p. [107]: ‘probaby’ → ‘probably’
# p. [291]: ‘lumber’ → ‘number’
# p. [317]: ‘an all the seas’ → ‘on all the seas’ ‘Manor of Pleasuance’ → ‘Manor of Pleasaunce’
# p. [343]: ‘hnows’ → ‘knows’
# p. [365]: ‘Jesus Hospital at Bray’: page number added (146)