TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
Obvious typographical and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
Inconsistent spelling of a word or word-pair within the text has been retained, except for those changes noted below. For example: goodby good-bye; make up make-up; role rôle; to-night tonight.
Spelling has been left as found in the text, except for those changes noted below.
These changes are identified in the text with a dotted blue underline, and a mouse-hover popup:—
Page xii 'FISHCAKES' changed to 'FISH CAKES'.
Page xi and Page xiv 'DeWolf' changed to 'De Wolf'.
Page 30 'sponser' changed to 'sponsor'.
Page 31 and Page 57 'thoughtout' changed to 'thought-out'.
Page 31 'Robsoneyn' changed to 'Robsonian'.
Page 57 'quodus retained; probably 'kudos'.
Page 64 'every one' changed to 'everyone'.
Page 68 'grewsome' changed to 'gruesome'.
Page 70 'be to annoyed' changed to 'to be annoyed'.
Page 77 'magestic' changed to 'majestic'.
Page 81 'afterlife' changed to 'after life'.
Page 87 'beseiged' changed to 'besieged'.
Page 116 'devasting' changed to 'devastating'.
Page 129 'deferentiate' changed to 'differentiate'.
Page 143 'exceptionaly' changed to 'exceptionally'.
Page 146 'castor' changed to 'caster'.
Page 159 'recontours' changed to raconteurs'.
Page 160 'ostensively' changed to 'ostensibly'.
Page 161 'illusive' changed to 'elusive'.
Page 181 'varigated' changed to 'variegated'.
Page 183 A duplicated line "Congratulations ... for me." was removed.
Page 221 'ecstacy' changed to 'ecstasy'.
Page 224 'Oaui' changed to 'Oahu'.
Page 233 'likeable' changed to 'likable'.
Page 233 'go' inserted into phrase 'must through to Melbourne'.
Page 255 'any way' changed to 'anyway'.
Page 258 'accidently' changed to 'accidentally'.
Page 311 'think to be' changed to 'thing to be'.
Page 336 'conspicious' changed to 'conspicuous'.
Page 336 'will down to history' changed to 'will go down in history'.
Page 340 'one night' changed to 'one-night'.
Changes made to Index entries are noted below.
Page 359 'Andre' changed to 'André'.
Page 359 'Looking-Glass' changed to 'Looking Glass'.
Page 360 'Bouser' changed to 'Bowser'.
Page 360 'Cazuran' changed to 'Cazauran'.
Page 361 'Forsyth' changed to 'Forsythe'.
Page 363 'Kilduff' changed to 'Killduff'.
Page 363 'Levick, Mulner' changed to 'Levick, Milnes'.
Page 363 'Lyceum Theatre': '226' corrected to '336'.
Page 364 'Morne' changed to 'Morse'
Page 364 'Poussard' changed to 'Pouissard'.
Page 364 'Ratcliffe' changed to 'Ratcliff'.