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This frontispiece from the second volume of the 1853 James Nisbet, Hamilton, Adams & Co "New Edition" Reprint, is a black and white image, that has been damaged by yellowing mildew. This image depicts a scene on page 47, of Ellen receiving a letter from the letter carrier, who is on horseback. Ellen stands on a raised boulder, her hand outstretched to take the letter. There are some trees surrounding her, and the path to the farm frames the carrier.

In the title page of James Nisbet, Hamilton, Adams & Co.'s 1853 edition of the novel, the title is printed in the page's top quarter followed by a period. The author's pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell, as well as the title of a separate work, is printed below. An inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child," appears in the page's middle. The novel is listed as the second volume of a new edition. James Nisbet and Co.'s address is listed as, "London, 21, Berners Street." Hamilton, Adams & Co.'s address is listed as, "London, Paternoster Row."