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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 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 is the illustration on page 362B of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 1. Ellen is in the background on The Brownie, while John is in the foreground with Mr. Saunders. John is holding Mr. Saunders by the front collar of his coat, and Mr. Saunders is attempting to hit John with his stick while his hat falls to the ground. John's horse, Black Prince, is grazing in the background. It is entitled, Saunders deposited in the Gully.

This is the illustration on page 332b of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint Depicting the letter carrier's arrival. A caption below the illustration reads, "The Old Newsman," referencing the scene from page 333 of the novel. In the illustration, Ellen watches the approaching letter carrier anxiously, waiting for a letter from her mother, as she stands on a grassy path with her arm around a fence post. The letter carrier emerges from a row of twisted trees on a white horse, carrying a bag of letters. The name of the illustrator, Dalziel, is inscribed in the lower-left corner of the illustration.

This black and white illustration on page 328b of the 1896 Walter Scott, Ltd. "Complete Edition" reprint, depicts the horse whipping scene. In the illustration, John is pushing Mr. Saunders by the shoulder into the gully and Ellen sits on her horse watching the scene unfold. A caption below the illustration reads, "And hurled him over the gully at the side of the road." The scene depicted in this illutration is on page 332 of the novel.

This black and white illustration is a scene from page 328, of the 1896 Walter Scott, Ltd. Reprint. This is the horsewhipping scene. The two men, John and Mr. Saunder's are in a physical struggle. John, dressed in his reverend's black garb, is shoving the dandy Mr. Saunders toward the gully by the side of the road. Mr. Saunders is dressed much brighter, in striped pants, and light shirt and coat. Ellen is dressed darkly as well, sitting on her Brownie, as she watches on. The gully itself, looks treacherous with jagged rocks and thorny foliage to greet Mr. Saunder's when he falls in.