Transcriber's Note: Original spelling and punctuation wereretained, with the following exceptions. On page 3, 'a mind native and indued to actuality' wascorrected to 'a mind native and induced to actuality'; on page 15, 'but who have have been discarded' to 'but who have been discarded'; on page 21, 'The kindgom of adventure' to 'The kingdom of adventure'; on page 91, 'The Master of Ballantræ' to 'The Master of Ballantrae', as in all other instances of this word; and on page 227, the one instance of 'A Humble Rèmonstrance' was corrected to'A Humble Remonstrance' to match the other instances.