Errors in punctuation and simple typos have been corrected without note.
Archaic or variant spelling, inconsistent hyphenation, etc., has been
left as it appears in the original publication unless as noted in the
following:
Page 12 – “insistance” changed to “insistence” (The continued insistence
that speed)
Page 35 – “persistance” changed to “persistence” (foretold with tiresome
persistence)
End matter page 17 – “montrous” changed to “monstrous” (their monstrous
slum-evil)