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This is the illustration on Page 118c of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint depicting Ellen and Nancy at the brook. In this black and white illustration, Ellen is in the brook, reaching up to Nancy for help. Nancy does not seem to be helping her. They are covered by foliage. The caption reads, "Ellen falls into the Brook. --P. 119."

This is the illustration on Page 194d of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint depicting the snowstorm. This black and white illustration depicts Alice and Ellen staring into the snow storm, searching in the darkness for a hand holding a lantern. Surrounding them are snowflakes and snow-covered vegetation. The caption reads, “Lost in the Snow-Storm-P. 194.”

This is the illustration on page 247a of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint depicting the sleigh Ride to the Marshman’s. This black and white illustration depicts John holding Ellen in order to put her into the sleigh pulled by a white horse. Alice and two others are standing to the side talking, while Ellen and John are in the middle of the illustration. The caption reads, “Starting with the Sleigh-P. 247.”

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

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 back pastedown of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint. A small diamond-shaped sticker with Leighton Son and Hodge, Shoe Lane London is on the bottom right corner of the page.

This is the title page of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint. The text is enclosed within a border. The title of the novel is printed in the top quarter of the page followed by a period. The author's pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell is printed in the pages middle. Separated by a decorative rule is an inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child." The name of the novel's illustrator appears between two decorative rules. G. Routledge & Co.'s address is listed as "London, Farringdon Street."