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 fashion 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 blustering 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 XXXII.

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 classical 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 reassembles 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 passages 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 passage that you recognize, e-mail lucy2424 at sbcglobal dot net.]

Alida: The Author