TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES.
Reading edition
Sydney C. Grier was the pseudonym of Hilda Caroline Gregg.
This book is part of the author’s “Modern East” series. The full series, in order, being:
The Flag of the Adventurer Two Strong Men The Advanced-Guard His Excellency’s English Governess Peace With Honour The Warden of the Marches
Alterations to the text:
A few minor punctuation corrections.
Note: minor spelling and hyphenization inconsistencies have been left as is.
[Title Page]
Add illustrator’s credit and brief note indicating this novel’s position in the series. See above.
[Footnotes]
Place footnotes in square brackets inline with the text.
[Chapter I]
Change “Shahbaz Khan, and his son, Karimdad” to Karimdâd. (Keeping this character’s name consistent.)
[Chapter V]
“Have it your own way, my dear, You have your…” change the second comma to a period.
[Chapter XIII]
“stopping the daks and attacking our boats” to dâks. (Keeping this foreign word consistent.)
[Chapter XV]
“gun was heard in front, then a regular fusilade” to fusillade.
[Chapter XVI]
“there was no respose to the dismay in Colonel Bayard’s” to response.
[Chapter XXII]
“because you’ve been contrairy wishing it” to contrary.
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