Archaic and variable spelling is preserved as printed where there was
no prevalence of one form over another, e.g. Gazeteer, loth and loath.
Where there was a prevalence, amendments have been made for
consistency:
Page 157--tormenter amended to tormentor--"... was that
Vicram should have such a hideous tormentor ..."
Page 335--Sivagee amended to Sivajee--"... not only of the
days of Alumgeer, Sivajee and of early Mahratta history, ..."
Both Pilpay and Pilpai are used as references to the fable writer.
They are preserved as printed, as the author in each case is
different.
Punctuation errors have been repaired. Hyphenation has been made
consistent.
The following typographic errors have been repaired:
Page 8--observe amended to observed--"... gravely observed
that the footmark looked as if the foot which made it ..."
Page 49--it amended to if--"The Rajah returned to see if he
could help anybody to escape, ..."
Page 58--repeated 'it' deleted--"... but when the Princess
heard how wild it was ..."
Page 82--chidren amended to children--"... in charge of this
garden will have a hundred and one children ..."
Page 89--the amended to they--"Then, by order of the twelve
wicked Ranees, they sacrilegiously destroyed the little
temple."
Page 103--come amended to came--"... to their joy one day
they came upon a dense grove of Cocoa-nut trees, ..."
Page 106--reach amended to reached--"On the first evening of
their march the travelers reached the borders of the
Cocoa-nut grove, ..."
Page 115--Rahshas amended to Rakshas--"Then she ground the
corn, but still the young Rakshas came not; ..."
Page 137--pomegrantes amended to pomegranates--"... three
pomegranates (in which were Anar Ranee and her two ladies),
..."
Page 140--petty amended to pretty--"... where there were a
thousand other pretty pollies, ..."
Page 150--eat amended to ate--"... and she ate it, little bit
by little bit, ..."
Page 153--repeated 'the' deleted--"How was the latter to be
expelled to make way ..."
Page 160--it amended to in--"So that it became a proverb in
that country, ..."
Page 189--strengh amended to strength--"... he regained his
health and strength also, and looked almost as well as ever."
Page 198--Jackal amended to Jackals--"And the little Jackals
threw stones down upon him from above, ..."
Page 221--run amended to sun--"... under my boughs from the
scorching rays of the sun; ..."
Page 235--Chatte-maker amended to Chattee-maker--"... and the
Chattee-maker was rewarded for all he had done ..."
Page 262--so amended to to--"The poor little Fakeer's
daughter was so startled that she began to cry."
Page 280--one only amended to only one--"Once upon a time there
lived a Rajah and Ranee, who had only one daughter, ..."
Page 307--hut amended to but--"... but as soon as she saw it
she recognized it."
Page 313, first footnote--permited amended to permitted--"...
not permitted to live within the city walls."
Page 316--other amended to others--""They are true," said the
others; "for we, O Pundit, ...""
Page 318--omitted word 'to' added following 'turning'--"... and,
turning to his wife, whispered, ..."
The following were noted as possible errors, but, as they could
potentially be read as deliberate phrasing on the part of the author,
they are all preserved as printed.
Page 8--"... the Rakshas seems giving way to the "Bhoot" ..." It
is likely that 'to be' is missing following 'seems.'
Page 82--"... and cause it be announced that you have left the
place." It is possible that 'to' is omitted following 'it.'
Page 269--"... and there was no village or house of living creature
near." This should probably read 'of a living creature' or 'of
living creatures.'
Page 325--"... I have been a far journey ..." This may have been
intended to read, 'I have been on a far journey.'