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This is the full cover of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint. The front and back covers are green, and the spine is gold. Both covers have a border and leaves in each corner. The front cover features a gold globe with roses and thorns growing from it. The Wide, Wide World is written around the globe. On the spine, The Wide, Wide World is written in gold above Elizabeth Wetherell. The author's name is followed by a decoration of a lilly, with a hand holding the stem. There is the inscription: BEAR A LILY IN THY HANDS GATES OF BRASS CANNOT WITHSTAND ONE TOUCH OF THAT MAJIC WAND—LONGFELLOW. The entire spine is outlined with a gold border.

This is the tail of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint.

This is the fore edge of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint.

This is the head of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint.

This is the front pastedown of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint. The numbers 9 and #332 are written in black ink in the middle of this page.

This is the recto of the front flyleaf of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint.

This is the verso of the front flyleaf of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint. This page shows signs of foxing.

This is the recto of the frontispiece of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint. This page shows signs of foxing.

This is the frontispiece of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint Depicting Ellen arriving in Thirlwall. In this black and white illustration, Ellen is left standing at the front of the inn with her trunk on the ground behind her. She is surrounded by chickens and ducks, while the housekeeper is sweeping off the porch of the inn behind her. Ellen is staring at the coach that is leaving town, while the housekeeper is looking at her. The caption reads, "Ellen Left at the Door of the Village Inn. --P. 81. Front."

This black and white illustration, appearing as the frontispiece to the 1853 G. Routledge & Co. reprint, depicts Ellen left alone at the door of the village inn, the “Star” of Thirwall, to meet her aunt. The stagecoach that left Ellen there can be seen driving away, carrying the maid Timmins who had cared for Ellen on her journey. A stranger, later identified as Sam, looms behind Ellen, sweeping the porch of the inn. A number of chickens and ducks wander in the street around Ellen. The caption below the illustration reads, "Ellen left at the door of the Village Inn," referencing the scene on page 81 of the novel, at the end of chapter VIII and the beginning of chapter IX. The name of the illustrator, Dalziel, is inscribed in the lower-right corner of the illustration.