Nine Uniform Elsie Dinsmore Books [#2 - 9]

Finley, Martha

Published by Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1906

About this Item

Maroon cloth with stamped designs. 7.25 inches tall; 285 pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Book store [Gimbles] tap on rear pastedown. Probably 1906 printings. Titles: +++ Elsie's Holidays at Roselands +++ Elsie's Girlhood +++ Elsie's Womanhood +++ Elsie's Motherhood +++ Elsie's Children +++ Elsie's Widowhood +++ Grandmother Elsie +++ Elsie's New Relations +++ Elsie at Nantucket. The books take place on plantations in the American South, starting before the start of the Civil War. Elsie is an eight-year-old girl who has been living with her paternal grandfather. Elsie's mother died soon after giving birth to her, and her father has been traveling in Europe. She is good friends with Rose Allison, with whom she studies the Bible. Martha Finley was a 19th century American author of children's stories. Her characters were good children rewarded for their high moral character. She wrote Elsie Dinsmore in 1867. Elsie was a virtuous Christian girl who resisted small temptations. Finley wrote 27 books about Elsie taking her through her adult life and ending with her as a grandmother. This series was popular in the United States and in Britain selling over 25,000,000 books. Seller Inventory # 16885

Bibliographic Details

Title: Nine Uniform Elsie Dinsmore Books [#2 - 9]

Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company, New York

Publication Date: 1906

Binding: Cloth Hardcovers

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jackets