Gentle Readers,

A concern has been set forth that these small stories that I have written for your amusement contain historical inaccuracies for the Victorian age. I would put it to you that these tales are set in our very own time instead of the glorious reign of Queen Victoria. They are Victorian only in the manner of their presentation and the fact that the more vulgar and unseemly of modern trappings have been stripped away. In my humble opinion this allows for a more genteel and enjoyable story and perhaps presents the world as it should be, rather than what it is. It is my earnest hope that this explains the presence of motor cars, electronic recording apparatus , and my most wondrous zeppelin in my writings.

My sincere apologies to those that have found this story’s installments to appear too infrequently. I shall endeavor to do better by you. But I will submit to you that I would rather the tale unfold slowly but to my satisfaction than rapidly and of a substandard quality. Though slow in it’s progression, rest assured that those willing to preserve with this narrative will be rewarded with what I hope will prove a satisfying conclusion .


Your Humble Servant

P.