The Purple Cloud · Chapter
Endnotes explained
The endnotes provide editorial commentary on the sequence of works in a series, noting the intended titles for future volumes and the status of a fourth manuscript deemed unsuitable for publication.
What happens
The endnotes provide editorial commentary on the sequence of works in a series, noting the intended titles for future volumes and the status of a fourth manuscript deemed unsuitable for publication. A brief note clarifies a French reckoning of longitude from the meridian of Paris.
Key passages
“This I intend to publish under the title of “The Last Miracle”; “ II .” will bear that of “The Lord of the Sea”; the present book is marked “ III .””
The author plans to publish the first volume as 'The Last Miracle', the second as 'The Lord of the Sea', and identifies the current book as the third volume.
Clarifies the intended publication order and titles of the series.
“The perusal of “ IV .” I have yet finished, but so far do not consider it suitable for publication.”
The author has read the fourth volume but currently deems it unfit for release.
Indicates editorial discretion regarding the fourth manuscript.
“This must be French reckoning, from meridian of Paris.”
This measurement is based on the French system, using the Paris meridian.
Explains the geographic coordinate reference.