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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 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 1869 J. B. Lippincott & Co. "New Edition" reprint, depicts a ship on a rough sea. The illustration first appeared without color in James Nisbet's 1853 Author's Edition (see 3WIS). The image depicts a large ship on a dark, rough sea. The ship is heading towards the horizon as the sun rises.

This black and white illustration, appearing as the title page vignette to the 1871 J. B. Lippincott & Co. reprint, depicts a ship on a rough sea. The illustration first appeared without color in James Nisbet's 1853 Author's Edition (see 3WIS). The image depicts a large ship on a dark, rough sea. The ship is heading towards the horizon as the sun rises.

This black and white illustration, appearing as the title page vignette to the 1880 J. B. Lippincott & Co. "New Edition" reprint, depicts a ship on a rough sea. The illustration first appeared without color in James Nisbet's 1853 Author's Edition (see 3WIS). The image depicts a large ship on a dark, rough sea. The ship is heading towards the horizon as the sun rises.

This black and white illustration, appearing as the title page vignette to the 1891 J. B. Lippincott & Co. "New Edition" reprint, depicts a ship on a rough sea. The illustration first appeared without color in James Nisbet's 1853 Author's Edition (see 3WIS). The image depicts a large ship on a dark, rough sea. The ship is heading towards the horizon as the sun rises.

This black and white title page vignette, appearing in the 1893 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint, depicts Ellen leaning over the spout, with her hands within the water. The spout is surrounded by greenery and an open field with a fence behind Ellen. Ellen's face is soft and dimpled, her curled hair is rather windblown, and she wears a simple white gown.

This is the title page vignette to the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. Reprint, Version 1. The picture is identical to the illustration on the cover. The illustration depicts Ellen saying goodbye to her mother, Mama, as her father stands in the background. As with the cover, the illustration is framed in decorative ivy decoration with the book title, author, and publisher incorporated into the vinery frame.