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This illustration, appearing on page 212a of the [1899] George Routledge and Sons edition, depicts a pale Ellen, sick in bed, as she kisses Mr. Van Brunt's hand. Mr. Van Brunt, dressed in a long green coat and pants with a buttoned orange shirt, stands next to Ellen's bed holding a hymn book in one hand as Ellen kisses the other. A caption below the illustration quotes a short passage from page 212. The illustration embodies the ideas of sentimentalism, which utilizes emotion to affect ideas of morality. Ellen, who has just expressed her desire for Mr. Van Brunt to become one of the "fold of Christ's people," appeals to Mr. Van Brunt (and the viewer of the illustration) through a display of emotional affection. The presence of the hymn book foreshadows Mr. Van Brunt's eventual devotion to Christianity.

This is the illustration on page 329a of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 1 depicting Ellen churning butter. Ellen is looking over her shoulder at Johnny, who is coming down the stairs. It is captioned, "Ellen churning."

This black and white illustration is from the 1891 James Nisbet & Co. "New Edition" Reprint. It depicts a scene from page 378 of Thomas handing Ellen a gift from John; The Pilgrim's Progress.

This illustration from the 1891 James Nisbet & Co. Reprint, page 378A, depicts Thomas delivering John's gift of The Pilgrim's Progress to Ellen. Nancy is in the background, doing house work and watching the scene unfold. A table separates them, with flowers on the top. The backwall has a credence with plates resting on it.

This 4-color wood engraving, appearing on page 378a of the 1886 James Nisbet edition, depicts Thomas handing Ellen a parcel in Aunt Fortune's Kitchen, while Aunt Fortune watches in the background. The illustration first appeared without color in James Nisbet's 1853 Author's Edition (see 3WIS). The parcel being delivered contains a copy of Pilgrim's Progress, which is intended to help spiritually guide Ellen.

This illustration, appearing on page 406a of the [1910] S.W. Partridge & Co., Ltd. edition, depicts Ellen being comforted by her Uncle Lindsay as her aunt, Lady Keith, and her grandmother watch from across the table. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 407 of the text and reads, "'Come, come, what is the matter Ellen?'" The room where Ellen and her Uncle Lindsay are pictured is very proper with a table strewn with silver tableware, a fireplace, and a large painting hanging on the wall. While Ellen's Uncle Lindsay seems eager to pull Ellen close to him to comfort her, Ellen, although leaning in, also appears to be resisting as she looks almost as though she could be pulling away from him. This ambiguity highlights the developing relationship between the two as Ellen loves her Uncle Lindsay but finds it difficult to conform to the demands he places on her.

This black and white illustration appearing on page 528, of the 1896 Hodder and Stoughton Reprint, depicts Ellen sitting slightly removed from a little table and looking outside a very large window over the estate. Her posture is slightly hunched, as if to convey that she is carrying a large, emotional burden. Her expression is wistful as she contemplates and compares her new life with the Lindsay's with her life in America. This illustration first appeared on page 528, of the 1892 J. B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint (see 9CIA).

This full color plate is from the 1907 Collins' Clear-Type Press Reprint. It depicts a scene from page 90 of Ellen arriving at Aunt Fortune's. Ellen is sitting at the table still in her blue traveling clothes. Aunt Fortune, in a brown dress and white apron, is looking over at Mr. Van Brunt standing in the doorway. Mr. Van Brunt is still dressed in his traveling clothes as well, a long brown coat and his coonskin hat. The line beneath is a quote from Aunt Fortune; "Where did you find her?" At the far left of the quote are three w's.