

E-text prepared by Andrew Turek and revised by
Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D., and Delpine Lettau



Transcriber's note:

      This novel was first published in serial form in 1868-1869,
      followed by a two-volume book version in 1869. Both were
      illustrated by Marcus Stone, and those illustrations can
      be seen in the HTML version of this e-text. See
      (