[Illustration: Publisher’s Logo] Transcriber’s Notes 1. Italic text in the original is delimited by underscores. 2. Bold text in the original is delimited by equals signs. 3. Footnotes originally appearing at the bottom of a given page have been moved to directly below the paragraph in which they appear. 4. Hyphenated words were silently joined across lines and pages when the intended word was clear. 5. The following table notes the other material changes made to the printed text, in order to correct apparent printing errors (punctuation, spelling, quotation marks, repeated words), and to standardize spelling and hyphenation for identical words to the more common usage across all four volumes. Changes are denoted in [brackets]. =Page= =Text= =Operation= 4 shook the dew[-]drops from the Removed 10 Lipka?—A little frost[-]bitten, though Added 11 after a night[-]watch over Removed 12 hold out till hay[-]making, or till Removed 49 under his sheep[-]skin, and Removed 54 warm water, sp[i/u]rted out Replaced 61 bearer and everlasting gossip?[”] Added 67 since day[-]break. Having Removed 83 cottage the good[-]wives’ brains Removed 83 for the white[-]wash, and a Removed 88 scattered snow[-]flakes; and the Removed 90 God has been merciful[.]” Added 102 cabin and out[-]houses, after Removed 106 lit the fire[-]wood set ready Removed 115 corn[-]lands, bright dew[-]drops fell Removed 116 indeed, was bare[-]footed; but Removed 122 slowly, the after[-]glow filled half Added 125 dear! how life[-]like it moves! Removed 125 with a great deal of horse[-]play Added 145 of resinous fire[-]wood; and a Removed 157 seeking dry fire[-]wood. Removed 172 along that country[-]side. Waste Removed 179 far as the cross[-]ways, and Removed 185 It is a [holf/half]-holiday Replaced 191 the pot of beet[-]root soup on Removed 201 your Reverence a cart[-]load.” Removed 220 he is returning.[” .../...”] Replaced 220 writing about money![” .../...”] Replaced 226 ground on a sand[-]heap. Removed 227 recognition: bare[-]headed, with Removed 231 “Yagna![”] he sighed. Added 258 with a sheep[-]skin coat. Removed 259 along with the Komor[m]niki and Removed 286 the men [f]uriously, and Added