PUBLISHER’S NOTE

 The type in which this book and others of the same series¹ is set is especially designed to conform² to the type in the school books which are used by boys and girls of the age to which these stories appeal. The size of the letters, the arrangement of the words on the pages and the general construction is intended, as nearly as possible, to be an aid to the reading work of public and private schools.

1 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 conform   

vi.（to）遵守，适应，相似，一致，符合

参考例句：

• The building does not conform to safety regulations.这座建筑物不符合安全条例。
• Her ideas do not conform with mine.她的观点与我的不一致。