TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
Reading edition
Added table of CONTENTS.
Changed “keep him from taking” to “keep him from talking” on p. 173.
Changed “be better of” to “be better off” on p. 194.
The publisher often used “ö” instead of “ø”.
“Björnsen”, “Bjornsen”, and “Bjornson” are all likely references to the author “Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson”.
Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.
Retained poetry as printed.
Silently corrected typographical errors.