Preface
This edition is currently available in a draft form, with final publication expected in 2022. Until the final publication, information may change without notice: most substantively this will involve filling out sections that are incomplete, including additional historical primary sources that provide context to the production and reception of the novel. However, it is likely existing editorial content will be revised (and will certainly be copyedited) before final publication. While great effort has gone into ensuring the reliability of the presentation of the text and textual variants, if any lingering errors are identified they may also change without note during the draft phase. Interested readers are encouraged to send me feedback on ways the edition would be more useful to them, or if they believe they have identified an error of fact or in the collation of the text, either via email, or by leaving a public comment using the hypothes.is plugin on the right side of your screen. Using hypothes.is requires registering an account, but allows for public annotation and back and forth, and I welcome its use especially for substantive suggestions that may prompt conversation. Likewise, readers will be able to examine public comments left by others on hypothes.is by expanding the right-hand sidebar.
Daniel G. Tracy, Editor