Elsies Womanhood, Martha Finley
Elsies Womanhood, Martha Finley
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Elsies Womanhood
Book 4 in The Original Elsie Classics

Author: Martha Finley

Narrator: Marguerite Gavin

Unabridged: 8 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/28/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

It is a time for celebration as Elsie prepares to marry her beloved Edward. Following their wedding, the happy couple honeymoon at Viamede, childhood home of Elsies mother in the bayou region of Louisiana. Here Elsies faith matures, and she learns to share her belief with others in a meaningful way.Four childrenElsie, Edward, Violet, and Haroldare born to Elsie and Edward, who experience the joys and heartaches of parenthood. Meanwhile, the country teeters on the brink of civil war. Mindful of the tragedies unfolding around her, Elsie is touched by the painful divisions brought on by the War between the States and the devastating loss of family and friends that accompanies it.

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 Lana on February 11, 2012

Elsie's Womanhood Martha Finley 1875 NUTSHELL: I can't rate this! It's so bad it's awesome! Elsie, Elsie, Elsie. I've given up on taking anything Martha Finley wrote seriously. Instead, I will deliver up the choicest bits, which you can discover for yourself (and many more!) at Project Gutenberg. (view spoiler)["Travil (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by R.F. Gammon on February 17, 2018

I think this is the one where the series started to go downhill for me.......more

Goodreads review by Holly on March 29, 2012

ELSIE'S WOMANHOOD is #4 in the series and I must admit that Elsie, despite all her dreadfulness, has become my favorite heroine. She's all grown up now, at least physically, and of course she's still beautiful and pious and sweet. She's married too, to the adoring Mr. Travilla who treats her like th......more

Goodreads review by Esther on September 23, 2015

As with the other books in this series, Elsie’s Womanhood picks up where Elsie’s Girlhood left off—at the scene where Elsie is finally engaged. This story continues the tale, and while it’s fairly slow at times, there are several interesting diversions with Tom Jackson trying to kill Mr. Travilla—or......more

Goodreads review by Jenna on January 31, 2009

All the Elsie books are fantastic, especially the first ten!......more

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