Martha Finley was a remarkable woman whose quiet Christian life has influenced many. A teacher by profession, her writing career began wih Sunday school stories for children. In , her novel Elsie Dinsmore was published and became the publisher's best-selling book that year, spawnin stories that sold millions of copies at home and abroad/5(). Martha Finley (), the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, was a school teacher and author of numerous articles, essays, and books, the most well-known being the 28 volumes of her Elsie Dinsmore series. Turning to writing stories for young people as a means of supporting herself after a serious injury, Finley sold more books than any other children's author of her day, with the exception of Louisa May /5(11). First edition of the first book in the Elsie Dinsmore series, a major precursor to the Nancy Drew books. Rare and beautiful copy of this early young adult novel, equal parts exciting melodrama and sentimental moral instruction with Presbyterian overtones.
Elsie At Ion, Book 19 (Elsie Dinsmore Collection)|Martha Finley, Translation of the General Law of Public Works of the Island of Cuba Regulation for Its Execution|Cuba, Popes and Patriarchs: An Orthodox Perspective on Roman Catholic Claims|Michael Whelton, Documents Concerning the Life and Character of Emanuel Swedenborg VOLUME I|R. L. Tafel. Buy Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 58 editions - starting at $ Shop now. I thank God and Martha Finley for creating the Elsie Dinsmore Collection. It literally has changed my Abby's life. She has always been a very spiritually sensative girl but now she has a greater understanding of how Godliness is applied in the life of a child. She has even written her own stories as "A Day in the Life of Elsie" in which she has.
Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley - Free Ebook. Project Gutenberg. 66, free ebooks. 35 by Martha Finley. Martha Finley was a remarkable woman whose quiet Christian life has influenced many. A teacher by profession, her writing career began wih Sunday school stories for children. In , her novel Elsie Dinsmore was published and became the publisher's best-selling book that year, spawnin stories that sold millions of copies at home and abroad. Elsie Dinsmore is a children's book series written by Martha Finley (–) between and Of Finley's two girls' fiction series, the Mildred Keith books were more realistic and autobiographical in nature, while the Elsie Dinsmore books, which were better sellers, were more idealistic in plot.
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