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This illustration, appearing as the frontispiece to the 1892 J. B. Lippincott Company "New Edition" reprint, depicts Ellen standing in a garden. A caption below the illustration reads, "Bear a lily in thy hand: / Gates of brass cannot withstand / One touch of that mighty wand." This caption quotes a stanza from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Maidenhood," and emphasizes Ellen's innocence and purity. In the illustration, Ellen stands in a garden surrounded by flowers and trees. She holds a book in one hand and caresses a lily with the other. She wears a brimmed hat with a bow and gazes directly at the viewer of the illustration.

This is the Title Page of the 1892 J.B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint. The title is written as The Wide, Wide World, with a period at the end of the title. The author for this edition is listed as Elizabeth Wetherell with a period at the end of her name. It states it is a New Edition. The illustrator is listed as Fredrick Dielman, with a period at the end of his name. It includes an inscription by Longfellow below the listed illustrator. The publisher’s address is not included on the title page, only Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company. The date is included: 1892.