Transcriber’s Notes
Reading edition
Copyright notice provided as in the original printed text—this e-text is public domain in the country of publication.
Silently corrected palpable typos.
Conjecturally repaired a lacuna on page 73 to “clear”.
Conjecturally repaired damage across several lines on page 187 between “himself” and “treatment”.
Moved promotional material to the end of the text.
Relocated illustrations to be near the relevant text.
Corrected one inconsistently-cited book title (“... on the Edge of the Desert”) to match the actual book.