Frontispiece to the 1883 James Nisbet & Co. "New Edition" Reprint Depicting the Letter from Home

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Citation

“Frontispiece to the 1883 James Nisbet & Co. "New Edition" Reprint Depicting the Letter from Home,” Wide, Wide World Digital Edition, accessed December 3, 2024, https://widewideworlddigitaledition.siue.edu/items/show/3677.

Description

This illustration, appearing as the frontispiece to the 1883 James Nisbet and CO. reprint, depicts Ellen receiving a letter from home. The inscription reads "The Letter from Home" which is based on the events that take place on page 353. This image is in color unlike the image it is based on.

Subjects

Ellen
The Letter Carrier Arriving
Father Swaim

Date

1883

Source

Wetherell, Elizabeth [Susan Warner]. The Wide, Wide World. Reprint, New ed. London: James Nisbet & Co., 1883.

Contributor

Collection of Jessica DeSpain
SIUE IRIS Center

Publisher

Nisbet

Relation

IsPartOf 20DES

Identifier

20DES_14_001E