Transcriber's Notes:
Reading edition
Added table of contents.
Inconsistent accents (signor vs. sigñor) have been retained from the original.
Inconsistent spacing (somehow vs. some how) has been retained from the original.
Page 2, added missing apostrophe to "Why the Travelers' Club."
Page 9, added missing close quote after "accept my apology—."
Page 10, added missing period after "discern objects."
Page 11, changed "Not to day" to "Not to-day."
Page 12, changed "think- of Adéle" to "thinking of Adéle."
Page 13, changed question mark to period after "Ask their comrades."
Page 14, changed "his lord- was perfectly" to "his lordship was perfectly."
Page 15, normalized "base ball" to "base-ball" and changed "inquire Mole" to "inquired Mole." Also changed ? to ! after "in New York city!"
Page 16, changed "Is their no hope" to "Is there no hope." Corrected "Comes" to "Coomes" in the listing for book 13 of the series.