Martha Finley

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.

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Elsie Dinsmore
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Elsie Dinsmore
  • By: Martha Finley
  • Narrator: Anna Fields
  • Length: 7 hours 37 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2006
  • Language: English
  • (2 ratings)
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Elsie Dinsmore is an endearing eight-year-old girl with several bewildering problems. She has never known her mother, who died when Elsie was a baby, and she longs for a close, loving relationship with her father. He, however, has sent her off to be... Read more
Elsie’s Children
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Elsie’s Children
  • By: Martha Finley
  • Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
  • Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2008
  • Language: English
During a stay at Viamede, the family is blessed with a new addition, Lily, “on loan” from heaven for a short time. Then Elsie takes in Cousin Molly, a young girl who has been injured in a fall. Next, Elsie befriends a nearly blind child... Read more
Elsie’s Girlhood
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Elsie’s Girlhood
  • By: Martha Finley
  • Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
  • Length: 9 hours 42 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2006
  • Language: English
As Elsie Dinsmore grows up, her family undergoes major changes. Her father, Horace Dinsmore, falls in love and marries sweet Rose Allison, whom Elsie has loved since childhood. Soon two new members, Horace Jr. and Rosebud, join the happy... Read more
Elsie’s Holidays at Roselands
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Elsie’s Holidays at Roselands
  • By: Martha Finley
  • Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
  • Length: 9 hours 15 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2006
  • Language: English
  • (2 ratings)
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Eight-year-old Elsie Dinsmore is enjoying a blissful Christmas holiday season with her family when a crisis arises that threatens to change her life as she knows it. Her father has made a request of her that she believes would violate her... Read more
Elsie’s Motherhood
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Elsie’s Motherhood
  • By: Martha Finley
  • Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
  • Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2008
  • Language: English
  • (2 ratings)
(2 ratings)
In a frightening incident, Elsie’s husband, Edward Travilla, narrowly survives an accidental shooting when friends tease son Edward, Jr., into firing a loaded pistol. The shot grazes Edward’s head, and he survives with only minor damage.... Read more
Elsie’s Womanhood
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Elsie’s Womanhood
  • By: Martha Finley
  • Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
  • Length: 8 hours 54 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2009
  • Language: English
It is time for celebration as Elsie prepares to marry her beloved Edward. Following their wedding, the happy couple honeymoons at Viamede, the childhood home of Elsie’s mother in the bayou region of Louisiana. Here Elsie’s faith matures,... Read more

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