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This black and white illustration, appearing on page 118a of the [1896] James Nisbet & Co. reprint, depicts Nancy finding Ellen at the brook. Ellen sits next to the water with her hands in her lap as Nancy stands behind Ellen looking down at her. A line of trees extends across the background of the illustration and several bushes surround Ellen and Nancy. A caption below the illustration reads "The Charmed Spot," reflecting the gentleness and stillness conveyed in the illustration as Ellen sits quietly by the brook.

This color illustration, appearing on page 118a of the 1887 James Nisbet & Co. Golden Ladder Series reprint, depicts Nancy finding Ellen at the brook. Ellen, wearing a red dress that stands out against the green field behind her, sits next to the water with her hands in her lap as Nancy stands behind Ellen looking down at her. A line of trees extends across the background of the illustration and several bushes surround Ellen and Nancy. A caption below the illustration reads "The Charmed Spot," reflecting the gentleness and stillness conveyed in the illustration as Ellen sits quietly by the brook.

This color illustration, appearing as the frontispiece to the 1887 James Nisbet & Co. Golden Ladder Series reprint, depicts Ellen riding Alice's white horse, Sharp, as Alice walks alongside her on their way to Carra-carra. A caption below the illustration reads, "The Pleasant Ride," conveying the ease of the movement and interaction taking place in the illustration. An open valley with several trees and mountains in the distance extends behind them. Ellen rides side-saddle and raises her finger as if she is speaking as Alice looks up at her. Alice's hair extends behind her as if being blown by the wind, establishing a sense of movement in the illustration. This illustration first appeared in the 1853 James Nisbet and Co. "New Edition" (see 77CIA).

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 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 frontispiece from the 1852 Nelson&Sons Reprint, depicts Nancy standing by some foliage in the Brook. Three oxen graze on the other side, two dark and one white. At the far back of the Brook is a field, that is occupied by a herd of sheep and a scarecrow, and far in the background is a white house.

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 is the illustration on page 132a of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2 Depicting Alice finding Ellen on the Cat's Back. A caption below the illustration reads, "Don't cry any more." In the illustration, Ellen sits leaning against Alice as Alice looks gently down at her. Alice's hat sits next to her on a tree stump as Ellen's lies on the path behind her. Their white dresses stand out against the dark rocks and foliage around them. Fern-like branches extend over them, and a mountain rises up in the background.

This black and white illustration, appearing on page 118a of the [1891] James Nisbet & Co. reprint, depicts Nancy finding Ellen at the brook. Ellen sits next to the water with her hands in her lap as Nancy stands behind Ellen looking down at her. A line of trees extends across the background of the illustration and several bushes surround Ellen and Nancy. A caption below the illustration reads "The Charmed Spot," reflecting the gentleness and stillness conveyed in the illustration as Ellen sits quietly by the brook.