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This is the title page vignette to the 1853 T. Nelson and Sons Reprint Depicting Ellen preparing to mount the Brownie. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 11 and reads, "Looking round sometimes, as if to make sure that it was herself, and giving a little kind of satisfied neigh when he saw that it was." In the illustration, Ellen stands on a tree stump, wearing a straw hat and apron, and grabs The Brownie's reigns as she prepares to mount him. A dog sits in front of The Brownie looking up at Ellen. The right side of the illustration is framed by foliage while an open field extends into the background of the left side of the illustration.

This black and white illustration, appearing as the title page vignette to the 1853 T. Nelson and Sons reprint, depicts Ellen preparing to mount The Brownie. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 11 and reads, "Looking round sometimes, as if to make sure that it was herself, and giving a little kind of satisfied neigh when he saw that it was," and conveys the closeness of Ellen and her horse. In the illustration, Ellen stands on a tree stump, wearing a straw hat and apron, and grabs The Brownie's reigns as she prepares to mount him. A dog sits in front of The Brownie looking up at Ellen. The right side of the illustration is framed by foliage while an open field extends into the background of the left side of the illustration.

This black and white illustration, appearing as the title page vignette to the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, depicts Ellen riding The Brownie. A caption below the illustration quotes a passage from page 481 of the novel. In the illustration, Ellen sits atop The Brownie as he leaps into the air. Both Ellen and The Brownie look back as if at the viewer of the illustration as they ride in the opposite direction along a path flanked by foliage. A small figure can be seen on the left side of the image in the background, as well as a small white structure that emerges from the top of the tree line. The sense of movement invoked by the position of The Brownie is contrasted by the stillness of the landscape that extends behind Ellen.

This black and white title vignette is from the 1852 Nelson&sons Reprint. It depicts Ellen ridding the Brownie through a country road, surrounded by trees and rocks, looking behind her as she rides.

This title page vignette is from the 1879 Milner & Sowerby Reprint. A black and white image Depicting a letter carrier searching through his letter satchel, as Ellen looks up at him. He carries a horse whip between his arm on one side and a bugel on the other.

This black and white illustration, appearing on page 88a of volume 2 of the 1853 James Nisbet and Co. "New Edition" reprint, depicts Ellen and The Brownie. Ellen stands next to her horse, The Brownie, her hand on his mane, as she feeds him a handful of grass. The Brownie leans his head down to take the grass from her. The pair stand in an open field as a row of trees extends into the background of the illustration. The foreground is lined with several small ferns and flowers.

This illustration, appearing on page 410a of the [1910] R. F. Fenno & Company reprint, depicts Ellen being approached by Mr. Saunders. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 411 and reads, "But, as she drew near, Mr. Saunders rose up, came to the middle of the road." In the illustration, Ellen sits on the Brownie and looks anxiously at Mr. Saunders, who stands on the side of the road, his back to the viewer, with his hand extending out toward Ellen. Mr. Saunders is surrounded by foliage and several trees stand in the background behind Ellen.

This black and white illustration, appearing on page 400a of the 1892 J. B. Lippincott Company "New Edition" reprint, depicts the horse whipping. Below the illustration a caption quotes a sentence from page 401 of the text and reads, "Ellen hardly saw how, it was so quick." In the illustration, Mr. Saunders lays in the grass next to the road after having been thrown by John, who stands tall, holding the reigns of his horse on the path. Ellen sits on her horse near John, looking back at the scene with uncertainty. Behind Ellen, an open field extends into the distance, framed by trees that stand near the path. Mountains can be seen in the background of the illustration.

This color illustration, appearing on page 394a of the 1887 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series Edition" reprint, depicts Ellen and the Brownie. A caption below the illustration reads, "The Talk to Brownie," describing a scene from page 394. The caption conveys the intimacy that is felt between Ellen and her horse. In the illustration, Ellen stands next to the Brownie, her hand on his mane, as she feeds him a handful of grass. The Brownie leans his head down to take the grass from her. The pair stand in a bright, open field as a cluster of trees stand on a hill behind them. The foreground is lined with small ferns and several sheep appear to be grazing near a mountain in the background.