ABSTRACT
The specialist, and the general reader wishing to penetrate further into the background of the foregoing narrative, will persevere through the notes now appended. They are in the nature of a scholar’s commentary, and will not prove so interesting to those who prefer to take their pleasures lightly; nevertheless they also will find facts new and helpful to the understanding of Fitz Gerald’s masterpiece, if they will patiently sift through the following annotations.
