Transcriber's Note:The following errors have been corrected:List of Illustrations: The page number for the last illustration has been changed from 137 to136.Page77:"Strasburg" changed to "Strasbourg" (a native of Strasbourg,)Page111:"acounts" changed to "accounts" (When the accounts were found to be short,)Page171:"papier-maché" changed to "papier-mâché" (a sort ofpapier-mâché)All other spelling and punctuation inconsistencies have been retained.