Books published by publisher G. Bell and sons

The story was originally serialised in Aunt Judy's magazine in 1873 but this version with the Wheelhouse illustrations was first published in 1909 and the illustrations are from that period showing country settings and village life and cottages. Brought as a foster child to live with the miller's family when he is an infant, Jan early shows interest and talent in the arts, exercises a good and gentle spirit with all people, and only after tragedy and cruelty fail to thwart his love of nature and art, is he able to learn of his past and become united with his real father.