Archaic spelling is preserved as printed. Variable spelling is also
preserved as printed, where both forms are recognised; for example,
Gervase/Gervais of Tilbury, Sir John Mandeville/Maundevil.
Unk-Khan is given as another name for Prester John. There is one
instance of Un-Khan; however, this is in quoted material, and so is
preserved as printed.
Page 46 includes the phrase, "it was Saterday in Wyttson woke"; the
word 'woke' may be a typographic error for 'weke', but as it cannot
be ascertained for certain, it is preserved as printed.
At page 118, Hemingr is described as throwing a spear rather than
shooting an arrow as challenged. This is presumably an error in the
story, but is preserved as printed.
Page 168 includes "He will rebuild the temple at Jerusalem, and making
the Holy City the great capital of the world." The 'and making' may be
an error for 'and make' or simply 'making'; as it is impossible to be
sure, it is preserved as printed.
Minor punctuation errors have been repaired. Hyphenation and accent
usage have been made consistent.
The following amendments have been made:
Page 21--Labavius amended to Libavius--"... Libavius declares
that he would sooner believe ..."
Page 88--repeated 'a' deleted--"... possibly a little
imaginative, for she wrote not unsuccessfully; ..."
Page 118--it at amended to at it--"... and aim at it from
precisely the same distance."
Page 175--Wolffii amended to Wolfii--"This fragment is
preserved in "Wolfii Lectionum Memorabilium centenarii, XVI.:"
..."
Page 215--omitted word 'on' added--"Helgi and his brother
Thorstein went on a cruise ..."
Page 222--multiplication sign changed to plus--"... but the
sum of the digits 1 + 8 = 9."
The frontispiece illustration has been moved to follow the front
matter. Other illustrations have been moved where necessary so that
they are not in the middle of a paragraph.
Advertising material has been moved from the beginning of the book to
the end.