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Frontispiece to the 1888 J.B. Lippincott Co. Reprint Depicting Ellen Standing in a Flower Garden

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This illustration, appearing as the frontispiece to the 1888 J. B. Lippincott Company 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. Below the illustration is also the name of the illustrator, Frederick Dielman, as well as the title of the novel and the volume and page number.

Subjects: Ellen

Identifier: 6CIA_14

Frontispiece to the 1892 J. B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint Depicting Ellen Standing in a Garden

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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.

Subjects: Ellen

Identifier: 9CIA_14

Illustration on Page 244b of the 1892 J.B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint Depicting Ellen Reading to Grandma

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This black and white illustration appears on page 244b of the 1892 J.B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint Depicting Ellen reading to grandma. In the illustration, Ellen and grandma are seated in front of the fire place. Ellen's chair is perpendicular in front of grandma's. Ellen is reading from a book sitting on her lap as grandma listens. An inscription below the illustration reads, "As soon as she was set free Ellen brought her the Bible." The scene depicted appears on page 245 of the novel.

Subjects: Reading, Ellen, Grandma

Identifier: 9CIA_33_245b

Illustration on Page 528 of the 1903 J.B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint Depicting Ellen Missing those at Home While in Scotland

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This black and white illustration on page 528, of the 1903 J. B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint, depicts Ellen sitting slightly removed from a little table and looking outside a very large window over the estate. Her posture is slightly hunched, as if to convey that she is carrying a large, emotional burden. Her expression is wistful as she contemplates and compares her new life with the Lindsay's with her life in America. This illustration first appeared on page 528, of the 1892 J. B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint (see 9CIA).

Subjects: Missing those at Home, Ellen

Identifier: 14CIA_33_528

Illustration on Page 254a of the [1910] R.F. Fenno & Co. Reprint Depicting Ellen Reading to Grandma

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This black and white illustration on page 254a of the 1910 R.F. Fenno & Co. reprint, depicts Ellen reading to grandma. In the illustration, Grandma sits in a rocking chair in front of the fireplace as Ellen sits on the floor in front of her reading. A caption below the illustration reads, "Ellen brought her Bible and read chapter after chapter." This scene is from page 255 of the novel.

Subjects: Reading, Ellen, Grandma

Identifier: 5CIA_33_254a