In 1835 Mr. Knight formed the plan of publishing a Pictorial Bible with notes, and asked Mr. Kitto if ho would like to furnish a few of them, illustrating particular passages from what he had observed in his travels. He not only eagerly embraced tho proposal, but earnestly entreated to be allowed to undertake the responsibilty of the entire work. A specimen was prepared, and eventually it was approved of: the whole was then entrusted to him. The Pictorial Bible ' was finished in 1838. During its progress, for about two yeare and a half, Mr. Kitto received an annual payment of 2501.; but upon its completion he was presented with an additional sum, which seemed to him a little fortune. In 1838 he embodied a great portion of his experience in Persia in two small volumes, Uncle Oliver's Travels.' In 1839 and 1840 he was engaged in writing the Pictorial History of Pales tine,' also for Mr. Knight. He was entitled to ask, and he received, for these and subsequent works, payments according to the highest scale of literary remuneration. From 1841 tb 1843 he found employ ment with Mr. Fisher in preparing the letter-press for the ' Gallery of Scripture Engravings,' iu 3 vols. In 1843 he wrote a History of Palestine,' published by A. and C. Black of Edinburgh; and Thoughts among Flowers,' published by the Religious Tract Society. In 1844 the degree of D.D. was bestowed upon him by the University of Giesen in Prussia.
In 1845 he renewed his connection with Mr. Knight, and prepared ' The Pictorial Sunday Book,' and wrote The Lost Senses—Deafness and Blindness' for Knight's Weekly Volume.' In this year be com menced the Cyclopasdia of Biblical Literature,' published by A. & C. Black. In 1847 ho undertook for Mr. Knight a new edition of the
'Pictorial Bible,' of which he greatly improved the notes, and which was completed iu four volumes in 1849. For this revised edition he received upwards of 600/. It is right to mention, that although Mr.
Kitto in his latter years was uneasy in his circumstances, his difficulties were not caused by inadequate payments by his various publishers; nor did he sustain any loss whatever by any one of them, as is stated iu his Biography.' In 1848 he had commenced on his own account the 'Journal of Sacred Literature,' which was continued periodi cally under his editorship till 1853, but he says himself that it never produced him any profit. He also engaged in various other works, among the most considerable of which were Daily Bible Illustrations,' two series, in seven volumes, of which the first series appeared in 1849-51, and the second in 1851.53. In February 1854 he was attacked by a paralytic stroke, from which he never completely recovered. In August he went to Ramsgate without experiencing much benefit. He had received a pension of 100/. a year in 1850 from her Majesty, and his friends having raised a subscription to a considerable amount to relieve him from embarrasmeuts, he went to Germany, and settled at Cannatadt in Wiirtemberg. Here he died on November 25, 1854. Ho had married a lady in 1833, by whom ho had a large family. She was a most effective assistant to him in his literary labours, and a sedulous promoter of his comforts. Since his death she has published a biography of her late husband, prepared by the Rev. J. E. Ryland, founded on materials left by himself either iu the form of journals or of letters.