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his own fate unconnected with that of Alida.
[_text unchanged: see source_]
"to remain here until .... may yet be happy."
[_quotation marks missing_]
"Something extraordinary," said Mrs. Raymond [Mr.]
He now joined the forces under Colonel Van Renssalaer [_spelling unchanged_]
Chapter XIV
One evening as ... began to fall in abundance, Where now [_punctuation and capitalization unchanged: may be intentional_]
Omniscient Dispenser of destinies! [Omiscient]
the fas.h.i.+on mania which sometimes attack young people [_text unchanged_]
Chapter XV
rigid discipline, and military trainings [_plural in original_]
Chapter XVI
... spring had succeeded to the bl.u.s.tering gales of winter [_text unchanged: "to" may be an error_]
The day was calm and serene [_paragraph at page break added by transcriber_]
Chapter XVII
Her natural and acquired endowments [_"and" missing: see source_]
Neighbourly and companionable [companiable]
Chapter XVIII
commanded by sir George Prevost [_capitalization unchanged_]
some arrangements,--whereby the New England States [_punctuation unchanged_]
Chapter XXI.
He was preparing for his departure thence.
[_text unchanged: error for "thither"?_]
Chapter XXII.
turning his insidious eyes towards Alida [insiduous]
Chapter XXIII.
cleared the atmosphere and revived the earth [the the earth]
Chapter XXIV.
on which account they have placed a chevaux-de-frieze [_unchanged: source has "frise"_]
several taverns, the largest of which called Shepherd's hotel [_missing "at": see source ("at the largest...")_]
Chapter XXVI.
They were formed like a battalion [battallion]
Shews countless ages it has run its course.
[_archaic spelling unchanged_]
the wild'red eye surveys [_text unchanged: may be error for "wilder'd"_]
Chapter XXIX.
When the sun was gilding the western hemisphere [gliding]
Chapter x.x.xII.
Health, pleasure and naivette [_spelling unchanged_]
... the object of its affection!" "I know ...
[_quotation marks unchanged_]
such as appear to lay in wait [_text unchanged_]
List of Subscribers
Lawrence, Mrs. Effingham [_. invisible_]
Weeks, Miss Sarah Elizabeth [_final , missing or invisible_]
ALIDA: Details
[Transcriber's Note:
The following is a little more personal than the average Transcriber's Note. Given the nature of the book, this may be inescapable.
In cla.s.sical literature, there is a form called the _cento_. The word does not mean a hundred of anything; it comes from the Greek word for patchwork. In its original form, the cento takes small pieces of familiar works such as the Aeneid and rea.s.sembles the segments-- anywhere from a few words to two full lines-- into a new text. As rearranged, the content can be anything from saints' lives to outright obscenity.
With rare exceptions, _Alida_ cannot be called a cento. While some borrowings involve single phrases, most range from to paragraphs to entire chapters. I (the transcriber) first stumbled across the book while searching for the originals of some quoted pa.s.sages in _Alonzo and Melissa_. This novel turns out to have been one of _Alida_'s favorite sources, contributing a solid six-chapter block as well as many shorter segments. Appropriately, _Alonzo and Melissa_ was itself pirated; its credited author did not actually write the book. Conversely, a number of other sources were formally copyrighted-- sometimes in the same office where the copyright of _Alida_ was filed.
Only about half the sources (by rough word count) have been identified.
Isolated phrases-- three or four significant words-- were disregarded unless they were very unusual, or from a source quoted many other times.
Unidentified sources include:
-- most of the longer poetry -- discussions of education (female and general) -- religious material, probably from a then-new denomination such as Baptist or Methodist -- most references to the secondary character Mr. More (apparently from a single source, possibly a subplot in some other book)
If you come across a long pa.s.sage that you recognize, e-mail lucy2424 at sbcglobal dot net.]
Alida: The Author
