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This illustration, appearing as the frontispiece to the [1910] S.W. Partridge & Co., Ltd. Edition, depicts John throwing Mr. Saunders into a gulley Mr. Saunders' harassment of Ellen. Ellen sits on her horse, the Brownie, watching fearfully from a distance, as John stands on a dirt road with his fists clenched over the frightened Mr. Saunders, who lays in the gulley, his arm raised over his head in an act of defense. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 373 of the text and reads, "John hurled him into the gulley at the side of the road." John's formal attire, menacing facial features, and erect stature emphasizes his height, while the common clothing, defensive position, and frightened facial features act to highlight the inferiority of Mr. Saunders.

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.

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 full-color frontispiece of the [1907] Collins' Clear-Type Press reprint, depicts the horse whipping scene. In the illustration, Mr. Saunders is on the ground looking up at John while John points at him and holds Brownie's reins. Ellen is seen in the background riding her horse away from the scene. A caption below the illustration reads, "He hurled him quite over."

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, 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.