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This black and white illustration, appearing on page 114c of the 1853 G. P. Putnam & Company Illustrated Edition reprint, depicts Ellen riding in the ox cart as Mr. Van Brunt walks alongside the oxen. Mr. Van Brunt holds up a whip as Ellen sits in a chair in the ox cart looking around her. The landscape surrounding the ox cart is bleak as bare trees hang over the path, and the dark sky contrasts the white ground, suggesting cold weather. The bleak landscape seems to suggest Ellen's apprehension upon leaving Thirlwall in the ox cart as Mr. Van Brunt guides her to her Aunt Fortune's house.

This black and white illustration, appearing on page 152d of volume 1 of the 1853 G. P. Putnam & Company Illustrated Edition reprint, depicts Ellen and Nancy at the brook. In the illustration Ellen attempts to cross the brook, holding out her hand toward Nancy as if for stability. Nancy stands barefoot on the other side of the brook, leaning casually against a tree and holding her shoes. Ellen's white dress stands in contrast to Nancy's dark figure. A small waterfall cascades in the brook behind the pair, a small house stands atop a hill on the right side of the illustration, and a mountain rises up in the background.

This black and white illustration, appearing on page 236c of volume 1 of the 1853 G. P. Putnam & Company Illustrated Edition reprint, depicts Ellen and Alice in the snow storm as they try to make their way home after leaving Mrs. Vawse's. In the illustration, Alice wraps her arm around Ellen's shoulder and guides her as Ellen clings to Alice's cloak. Snow falls around them and the trees bend, creating a sense of movement and chaos in the illustration.

This black and white illustration, appearing on page 52c of volume 2 of the 1853 G. P. Putnam & Company "Deluxe Illustrated Edition" reprint, depicts Ellen in the woods with Mr. Van Brunt. In this illustration, Ellen sits on a rock near a tree, looking up at Mr. Van Brunt, who stands next to her. Mr. Van Brunt, wearing a brimmed hat and striped pants, clutches a walking stick to his chest as he looks down at Ellen. Ellen's hat sits near her feet and the ox cart can be seen in the background between Ellen and Mr. Van Brunt. The forest is dim and the trees appear somewhat twisted, bringing a sense of ominousness to the illustration.

This black and white illustration, appearing on page 154d of the 1853 G. P. Putnam & Company Illustrated Edition reprint, depicts Mr. Van Brunt tending his flock of sheep. Ellen stands among the sheep, looking happily at them as they stand around her. Mr. Van Brunt stands near her, throwing feed to the sheep from a bowl tucked under his arm. A fence extends down the left side of the illustration toward a large mountain in the background, over which looms a billowy cloud. The field where Mr. Van Brunt and Ellen stand is mostly bare except for several trees that stand near the mountain.

This black and white illustration, appearing on page 250d of volume 2 of the 1853 G. P. Putnam & Company Illustrated Edition reprint, depicts Ellen looking out a window in Scotland, missing those at home. In the illustration, Ellen sits in a wooden chair and leans against a window sill as she looks out at the outline of a Scottish city that is situated on a distant hill. She smiles contemplatively as she rests her cheek on her hand.

George Palmer Putnam included this Table of Contents in the first volume of their 1851 edition of The Wide, Wide World. This page lists the first 28 chapters with the corresponding titles and pages.

George Putnam and Co. used this brown, cloth-covered binding for their first illustrated edition of The Wide Wide World, released in 1853. The focus of the back cover is the central theme of the gilt heart encased in a large diamond shape frame. Surrounding this focal point are flowers in each of the four corners.

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