Elsies Girlhood, Martha Finley
Elsies Girlhood, Martha Finley
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Elsie's Girlhood

Author: Martha Finley

Narrator: Marguerite Gavin

Unabridged: 9 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

As Elsie Dinsmore grows up and becomes a young woman, her family undergoes major changes. Her father, Horace Dinsmore, marries sweet Rose Allison, whom Elsie has loved since childhood. And she spends the summer with an eccentric aunt and experiences the joy of first love and the deep pain of betrayal. In an attempt to cure her broken heart, Elsies family takes her on a tour of Europe. Upon her returnwhere and when she least expects itElsie discovers the delightful wonder of a true and enduring love.

About Martha Finley

Martha Finley (1828–1909) was born in Ohio. She was a private educator in Pennsylvania until she became ill and moved to Elkton, Maryland, where at age twenty-six, she began her literary career as a means to support herself. She wrote twenty-eight Elsie books and was one of the most beloved children’s authors of all time, with over twenty-five million readers in both America and England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lauren

I actually picked up this book without knowing anything about it (my copy was printed 1872). It's definitely very Christian, which is fine but it's very dated Christian. I mean to say, according to the values put forth by the author theatre and dancing are both activities good Christians don't partak......more