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Frontispiece to the [1903] Ward, Lock & Co, Ltd. "Complete Edition" Reprint Depicting Alice Finding Ellen on the Cat's Back

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This black and white illustration, appearing as the frontispiece to the [1903] Ward, Lock, and Co. Ltd. Complete edition reprint, depicts Alice finding Ellen on the Cat's Back. Ellen sits in the grass, laying across a rock, her hands pressed to her face, as Alice stands above her, leaning her hand against a rock as she looks down gently at Ellen. The outlines of several mountains rise up in the background and a budding branch reaches out over Ellen. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 129 and reads "Ellen was wrought up to the last pitch of grief," and conveys Ellen's despondency.

Subjects: The Cat’s Back, Ellen, Alice

Identifier: 34CIA_14

Frontispiece to the [1904] Ward, Lock, & Co., Ltd. "Complete Edition" Reprint Depicting Alice Finding Ellen on the Cat's Back

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This black and white illustration, appearing as the frontispiece to the [1904] Ward, Lock, and Co. Limited "Complete Edition" reprint, depicts Alice finding Ellen on the Cat's Back. Ellen sits in the grass, laying across a rock, her hands pressed to her face, as Alice stands above her, leaning her hand against a rock as she looks down gently at Ellen. The outlines of several mountains rise up in the background and a budding branch reaches out over Ellen. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 117 and reads "Ellen was wrought up to the last pitch of grief," and conveys Ellen's despondency.

Subjects: The Cat’s Back, Ellen, Alice

Identifier: 13CIA_14

Illustration on Page 120a of the [1896] Walter Scott, Ltd. "Complete Edition" Reprint Depicting Ellen and Alice on the Cat's Back

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This black and white illustration, appearing on page 120a of the [1896] Walter Scott, Limited reprint, depicts Ellen and Alice on the Cat's Back. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 123 and reads, "Don't cry any more." In the illustration, Alice sits on a rock wearing a straw-brimmed hat and walking suit. She gazes down at Ellen and wraps her arm around her as Ellen kneels on the grass and leans into Alice to be consoled. The jagged mountain rises along the left side of the illustration and other mountains extend along the background. Several thin trees stand behind Alice and Ellen and a row of trees extends along the ridge of the mountain.

Subjects: The Cat’s Back, Ellen, Alice

Identifier: 10CIA_33_120a

Illustration on Page 120a of the [1896] Walter Scott, Ltd. Reprint Depicting Ellen and Alice on the Cat's Back

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This black and white illustration, appearing on page 120a of the [1896] Walter Scott, Limited reprint, depicts Ellen and Alice on the Cat's Back. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 123 and reads, "Don't cry any more." In the illustration, Alice sits on a rock wearing a straw-brimmed hat and walking suit. She gazes down at Ellen and wraps her arm around her as Ellen kneels on the grass and leans into Alice to be consoled. The jagged mountain rises along the left side of the illustration and other mountains extend along the background. Several thin trees stand behind Alice and Ellen and a row of trees extends along the ridge of the mountain.

Subjects: The Cat’s Back, Ellen, Alice

Identifier: 39CIA_33_120a

Illustration on Page 128b of the [1902] Ward, Lock and Co. Ltd. "Complete Edition" Reprint Depicting Alice Finding Ellen on the Cat's Back

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This black and white illustration, appearing on page 128b of the [1902] Ward, Lock and Co. Ltd. "Complete Edition" reprint, depicts Alice finding Ellen on the Cat's Back. Ellen sits in the grass, laying across a rock, her hands pressed to her face, as Alice stands above her, leaning her hand against a rock as she looks down gently at Ellen. The outlines of several mountains rise up in the background and a budding branch reaches out over Ellen. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 129 and reads "Ellen was wrought up to the last pitch of grief," and conveys Ellen's despondency.

Subjects: The Cat’s Back, Ellen, Alice

Identifier: 42CIA_33_128b

Illustration on Page 149 of the 1896 Hodder and Stoughton Reprint Depicting Alice Finding Ellen on the Cat's Back

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This black and white illustration, appearing on page 149 of the 1896 Hodder and Stoughton reprint, depicts Alice finding Ellen on the Cat's Back. Alice stands over Ellen, reaching down to comfort her as Ellen sits crying into her hand, leaning against the rock face of the Cat's Back. Alice's formal attire provides contrast to Ellen's simple dress and apron. Several trees stand around the path and stick out from the rock face.

Subjects: The Cat’s Back, Ellen, Alice

Identifier: 3UVA_33_149

Illustration on Page 186d of Volume 2 of the 1853 G.P. Putnam & Co. "Illustrated Edition" Reprint, Depicting Ellen Grieving at Alice's Deathbed

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This black and white illustration appearing on Page 186d of Volume Two of the 1853 G.P. Putnam & Co. Illustrated Edition Reprint, depicts Ellen grieving at Alice's deathbed. In the illustration, Alice is lying on her deathbed in white with flowers behind her shoulders and on her stomach. Ellen, dressed in black is kneeling at her bedside, one hand on her forehead in grief and flowers lay beside her on the floor. Margery is seen in the background, cast in shadow with her hands over her face. The scene depicted in this illustration appears on page 186 of the novel.

Subjects: Alice’s Deathbed, Ellen, Alice, Margery

Identifier: 11CIA_33_186d

Illustration on Page 368a of the [1896] Walter Scott, Ltd. Reprint Depicting Ellen, John, Mr. Humphreys, and Margery at Alice's Deathbed

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This black and white illustration on page 368b of the [1896] Walter Scott, Ltd. "Complete Edition" reprint, depicts Ellen, Margery, and the Humphreys grieving Alice's deathbed. In the illustration, Alice is laying in bed, looking at John as leans over and places a hand on her as Ellen stands behind him, face in her hands. Mr. Humphreys and Margery stand by the door behind Ellen. A caption below the illustration reads, "He took away one of her hands from under her face." The scene depicted in this illustration is on page 370 of the novel.

Subjects: Alice’s Deathbed, Ellen, Mr. Humphreys, Alice, John, Margery

Identifier: 39CIA_33_368b

Illustration on Page 372c of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint Depicting Mr. Van Brunt's Accident

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This is the illustration on page 372c of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint Depicting Mr. Van Brunt's Accident. This black and white illustration depicts Ellen and Mrs. Van Brunt distraught over the prone body of Mr. Van Brunt, who broke his leg after falling through a trapdoor in the barn. A caption below the illustration reads, "Van Brunt's Accident," referencing the scene from page 373 of the novel. A bull(?) can be seen in the background of the barn. The name of the illustrator, Dalziel, is inscribed in the lower-left corner of the illustration.

Subjects: Mr. Van Brunt’s Accident, Ellen, Mr. Van Brunt, Mrs. Van Brunt

Identifier: 47CIA_33_372c