Hyphenation has been made consistent without note. There are some occurrences of 'compound' nouns (for example, Folksepic, milkwhite, spearpierced, etc.), which have been retained as part of the charm of the text. There are some variations in the spelling of proper nouns (for example, Liege/Liege or Brunhild/Brunhilde). These have been retained throughout, except where there was an obvious error, which has been amended and noted. Missing titles or variations between titles and the Table of Contents have been amended and noted. A complete list of these amendments is included at the end of the text. Finally, there are two instances of unusual grammar, which have been retained: in the Prefatory note, "... and over all the sun _shined_ brightly ..." and on page 152, "... his wife and retinue are looking _devoutedly_ towards heaven ...". List of Amendments: Prefatory Note--omitted 'I' added--"I soon became absorbed in the ever-changing panorama." Prefatory note--"english" amended to "English"--"... romance for the English speaking nations ..." Contents--"The Mothers Gost" amended to "The Mother's Ghost" Page 7--title "ST. GOTHARD" amended to "ST. GOTTHARD" Page 79--title "The mother's Ghost" amended to "The Mother's Ghost" Page 97--title "I." added Page 117--"Coblentz" amended to "Coblenz"--"... a beautiful meadow at Rhense near Coblenz ..." Page 145--title "I." added Page 155--"Charlemange" amended to "Charlemagne"--"... that Charlemagne had begun ..." Page 167--title "I." added Page 177--title "I." added Page 192--title "GODESBERG" inserted, to match the Table of Contents Page 216--opening quote mark in middle of the first paragraph moved to beginning of paragraph Page 240--"Brabrant" amended to "Brabant"--"... dominion of Elsa of Brabant."