Transcriber’s Notes:

Archaic and variable spelling, as well as punctuation, has been preserved as printed except as indicated in the text by a dotted line under the change. Hover the mouse over the word and the original text will appear. A list of these changes can be found here.

The following words were found in both hyphenated and unhyphenated forms in the original text and both forms have been retained: hunting party (hunting-party) lifetime (life-time); also, the obsolete spelling of Shakespeare (Shakspeare) was retained.

Illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph.

There is one footnote and it has been placed at the end of the chapter in which it appears.