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This is the illustration on page 132a of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2 Depicting Alice finding Ellen on the Cat's Back. A caption below the illustration reads, "Don't cry any more." In the illustration, Ellen sits leaning against Alice as Alice looks gently down at her. Alice's hat sits next to her on a tree stump as Ellen's lies on the path behind her. Their white dresses stand out against the dark rocks and foliage around them. Fern-like branches extend over them, and a mountain rises up in the background.

This is the illustration on page 192a of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2 Depicting Mr. Van Brunt reading to Ellen at her sickbed. This black and white image depicts Ellen lying in her sick bed as Mr. Van Brunt reads to her from her hymn book. Mr. Van Brunt sits at a table, across from the bed, but is turned completely toward Ellen. Ellen is sitting up in bed, her head resting in her hand, as she looks at Mr. Van Brunt. The title of the illusration is "Go on, please".

This is the illustration on page 230b of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2 Depicting the letter carrier arriving. The black and white image depicts Ellen, Aunt Fortune, Mr. Van Brunt and Alice gathered around Father Swaim. Aunt Fortune is off to the side, carrying a tray, looking disgruntled. Alice holds onto Father Swaim's arm. Mr. Van Brunt comes in from the open doorway, carrying a satchel in front of his chest, looking down at a small Ellen, who has her hands clasped over her chest. Father Swaim, wearing his hat and his coat, carries a cane in his right arm. At the bottom of the depicted scene is the title, "The Old Letter Carrier".

This is the illustration on page 336b of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2 Depicting Ellen churning butter. This black and white image shows Ellen down in the cellar churning butter, as Johnny comes down the stairs. The room is shown as very dark, with only the light from the window for guidance. Ellen is dressed in dark colors, as she looks over her shoulder to see her visitor. On the floor is a large basin to her left. At the bottom of the image is a title of the illustrations scene "Ellen Churning".

This is the one hundred forty-seventh page of text with an inscription in the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2. Above the text is written in cursive, "It must have been," and "What a wet house."

This is the recto of the front flyleaf of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2. The cream-colored page is filled with many small brown shapes.

This is the second page of the table of contents for the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2. On page vi, contents is written at the top of the page, with the chapter titles and their page numbers written below it. Chapters XIX-XLIV are listed on pages 173-413.

This is the spine of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2. It is a faded blue, with what looks like some sort of gold design and publisher's mark. All words and designs have faded, as well as the edgings being frayed.

This is the tail for the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2. The binding looks frayed and the edges of the paper are gold.

This is the title page to the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2. The Wide, Wide World by Elizabeth Wetherell is written on the top half of the page, followed by Longfellow's poem, "To a Child." The publisher's address and 1853 is written at the bottom of the page. 198 is written in red ink at the top right corner of the page.