Transcriber's Note:

• The original spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained, with the exception of apparent typographical errors, which have been corrected.
• Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.
• Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant form was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
• Mid-paragraph illustrations have been moved between paragraphs and some illustrations have been moved closer to the text that references them. The List of Illustrations paginations were changed accordingly.
• The book cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.