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Martha Finley (April 26, 1828 - January 30, 1909)[1] was a teacher and author of numerous works, the most well known being the 28 volume Elsie Dinsmore series which was published over a span of 38 years.
FAMILY LINEAGE WALTER WALTER DINSMORE WALTER CONLEY (NEPHEW) WALTER HOWARD (NEPHEW) WALTER TRAVILLA (GRAND NEPHEW) HERBERT I IERBERT CARRINGTON HERBERT CARRINGTON (NEPHEW) HERBERT TRAVILLA (NAMESAKE) HAROLD (HARRY) HAROLD ALLISON 1 1 ...
Martha Finley (April 26, 1828 - January 30, 1909)[1] was a teacher and author of numerous works, the most well known being the 28 volume Elsie Dinsmore series which was published over a span of 38 years.
Her father was in Europe until she was almost eight years old as the first book begins. The first Elsie books deal with a constant moral conflict between Christian principles and familial loyalty.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Martha Finley (April 26, 1828 - January 30, 1909)was a teacher and author of numerous works, the most well known being the 28 volume Elsie Dinsmore series which was published over a span of 38 years.
Elsie's Womanhood is a sequel to the popular novel Elsie's Girlhood written by Martha Farquharson Finley in 1903. The story follows the life of Elsie Dinsmore, a young woman who has grown up to become a successful and accomplished lady.
"[...] "But, papa, we can't spare her-you know we can't-and why should you go and give her away to Mr. Travilla or anybody?
Ah! and I am to understand that you would like me to gratify it, eh? returned her husband, smiling. "Her dress and the arrangement of her hair are in a...
Reproduction of the original: Elsie at the World's Fair by Martha Finley