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Transcriber’s Notes
Errors
Typographical errors were corrected only when unambiguous (“Symrna”), or when the expected spelling occurs many times in the book. A few variable forms such as “handsom : handsome” are unchanged. In the Notes, the abbreviation “cf.” is always lower-case.
Unless otherwise noted, quotation marks are as printed.
Arrangement of Editor’s Notes
In the printed book, all notes were grouped at the end of the volume. For this e-text, they have been placed after their respective stories.
The Notes as printed give only page numbers. Links leading directly to the cited text were added by the transcriber. Annotated passages are identified in the body text with grey underlining.
Where appropriate, cross-references from other volumes of the Complete Works are quoted after the Notes. The “N.E.D.” (New English Dictionary) is now known as the OED.
Full Contents
The Adventure of the Black Lady
Main Text
Notes
The Court of the King Of Bantam
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Notes
Cross-References
The Unfortunate Happy Lady: A True History
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Notes
The Fair Jilt
Introduction
Dedication
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Notes
Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave
Introduction
Dedication (printed as Appendix)
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Notes
Cross-Reference
Agnes De Castro
Introduction
Main Text
The History of the Nun; or, The Fair Vow-Breaker
Introduction
Dedication
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Notes
The Nun; or, The Perjur’d Beauty
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The Lucky Mistake
Dedication
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Notes
The Unfortunate Bride; or, The Blind Lady a Beauty
Dedication
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Notes
The Dumb Virgin; or, The Force of Imagination
Introduction
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Notes
Cross-Reference
The Wandering Beauty
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Notes
The Unhappy Mistake; or, The Impious Vow Punish’d
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Notes