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In the title page for Hodder and Stoughton's edition of the novel, the title is printed in the top quarter of the page without a period. The author's pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell is printed in the page's middle, as well as the name of the edition's illustrator. Below the names is an inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child." Hodder and Stoughton's address is listed as "London, 27. Paternoster Row," A decorative rule follows the publisher's address, as well as the year of the edition in Roman numerals.

In the title page for T. Nelson & Sons' 1893 edition of the novel, the title is printed in the top quarter of the page without a period. The author's pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell is printed in the page's middle. An inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child," appears between two decorative rules. T. Nelson & Sons' address is listed as "London, Edinburgh, and New York."

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.

In the title page of James Nisbet & Co.'s 1887 edition of the novel, the title is printed in the page's top quarter followed by a period. The author's name is not included, rather represented by a mention of three separate works. An inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child," appears in the page's middle. The novel is listed as a new edition with colored illustrations. James Nisbet & Co.'s address is listed as, "London, 21, Berners Street."