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This 4-color wood engraving, appearing on page 118a of the 1886 James Nisbet & Co. Golden Ladder Series reprint, depicts Ellen and Nancy at the brook. The illustration first appeared without color in James Nisbet's 1853 Author's Edition (see 3WIS). The caption to the image reads "The Charmed Spot" with a reference to page 118. The image depicts Ellen sitting thoughtfully beside a brook, while Nancy stands behind her, wearing a sullen expression. Ellen is dressed in a clean apron and wrapped in a red shawl, whereas Nancy stands in a rather dingy and wrinkled dress. This further illustrates the fundamental difference between Ellen's purity and gentleness, and Nancy's rough-and-tumble ways.

The Verso of Title Page with Colophon of printers.

This is the first page of text in the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint. The title is in the top third of the page ollowed by a period. A decorative rule is under the tile. "Chapter I" and "Breaking the News" is in the middle of the page. An inscription, taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "It Is Not Always May."

Clay and Taylor included this Table of Contents of the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint. This is the first page of the Table of Contents for this edition and lists the first 19 chapters. There is evidence of foxing on the page.

Thius is page iv of the Preface to the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint. This is the final page of the preface dated New York, December 20, 1851. There is evidence of foxing on the page.

This is page iii of the Preface to the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint. This is the first page of the preface. The preface is titled "Preface to the English Edition." There is evidence of foxing on the page.

The colophon for the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint has the printers in the middle of the page stating, Burgap: Clay and Taylor, Printers. There is evidence of foxing on the page.

In this title page of the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint The title is printedat the top quarter of the page followed by a period. The author's pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell is printed in the page's middle. An inscription, taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "To a Child," appears under her name. James Nisbet & Co. address is listed as London: 21 Berners Street, W.. THe copyright date is listed as 1879. There is evidence of foxing on the page.