Nancy Craig Simmons is professor emerita of humanities and English at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Ron Thomas is professor of English at Baylor University.

• M S Volume XVI August 19, 1853-February 12, 1854 1 Indexes of MS Volume 287 EDITORIAL APPENDIX Annotations 305 Maps 368 Index 373 Notes on Illustrations 388 Acknowledgments 390 Editorial Contributions 392 Historical Introduction 393 Textual Introduction 419 Textual Notes 430 Emendations 435 Alterations 443 End-of-Line Hyphenation 494 Later Revisions 496 Cross-References to Published Versions 519

Nancy Craig Simmons is professor emerita of humanities and English at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Ron Thomas is professor of English at Baylor University.

• M S Volume XVI August 19, 1853-February 12, 1854 1 Indexes of MS Volume 287 EDITORIAL APPENDIX Annotations 305 Maps 368 Index 373 Notes on Illustrations 388 Acknowledgments 390 Editorial Contributions 392 Historical Introduction 393 Textual Introduction 419 Textual Notes 430 Emendations 435 Alterations 443 End-of-Line Hyphenation 494 Later Revisions 496 Cross-References to Published Versions 519

Nancy Craig Simmons is professor emerita of humanities and English at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Ron Thomas is professor of English at Baylor University.

• M S Volume XVI August 19, 1853-February 12, 1854 1 Indexes of MS Volume 287 EDITORIAL APPENDIX Annotations 305 Maps 368 Index 373 Notes on Illustrations 388 Acknowledgments 390 Editorial Contributions 392 Historical Introduction 393 Textual Introduction 419 Textual Notes 430 Emendations 435 Alterations 443 End-of-Line Hyphenation 494 Later Revisions 496 Cross-References to Published Versions 519