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Martha Finley

Martha Finley was a teacher and author of numerous works, the most well known being the 28 volume Elsie Dinsmore series which was published over a span of 38 years. - wikipedia

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American children's writer, novelist, teacher

Born April 26, 1828
Died January 30, 1909

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  • Cover of: Elsie Dinsmore
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  • Cover of: Elsie's girlhood: a sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's holidays at Roselands"
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    Cover of edition elsiesgirlhooddo0000mart First published in 1872 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Elsie's motherhood: a sequel to "Elsie's womanhood"
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    Cover of edition elsiesmotherhood00finl First published in 1876 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: Elsie's womanhood: a sequel to "Elsie's girlhood"
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    Cover of edition elsieswomanhoods00finl Cover of edition elsieswomanhoodb0000finl First published in 1901 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Elsie at home
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    Cover of edition elsieathome00finl Cover of edition elsieathome0finle First published in 1897 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Grandmother Elsie: a sequel to Elsie's widowhood.
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    Cover of edition grandmotherelsie0000finl_l7w9 First published in 1882 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Holidays at Roselands: a sequel to Elsie Dinsmore.
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    Cover of edition holidaysatrosela00finliala First published in 1898 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Elsie at Nantucket.: A sequel to Elsie's new relations.
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    Cover of edition elsieatnantucket00finliala Cover of edition elsieatnantucket0000mart Cover of edition elsieatnantucket0000finl_t1t0 First published in 1884 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Christmas with Grandma Elsie
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    First published in 1888 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Elsie's vacation and after events.
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    Cover of edition elsiesvacationa00finlgoog First published in 1891 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Elsie's children: a sequel to "Elsie's motherhood."
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    Cover of edition elsieschildren0000finl First published in 1905 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Elsie's kith and kin
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    Cover of edition elsieskithkindod0000mart First published in 1914 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Elsie at the World's fair
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    Cover of edition isbn_9781889128207 First published in 1894 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Elsie's new relations: what they did and how they fared at Ion. A sequel to "Grandmother Elsie".
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    Cover of edition elsiesnewrelatio00finl Cover of edition elsiesnewrelatio0000finl First published in 1883 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The two Elsies.
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  • Cover of: Elsie's Holidays at Roselands
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    Cover of edition elsiesholidaysat0000finl First published in 1889 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Elsie Books : Vol. 11 - The Two Elsies (Elsie Books (Hibbard))
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    Cover of edition elsieatnantucket0000finl Cover of edition elsieskithkinboo0000finl Cover of edition elsiebooksvol9el0000mart First published in 1998 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Two Elsies, Book 10: A Sequel to Elsie at Nantucket

    First published in 2006 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Elsie yachting with the Raymonds.
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  • Cover of: Elsie's friends at Woodburn
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    Cover of edition elsiesfriendsatw00finl First published in 1887 — 4 editions
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American children's writer, novelist, teacher

Born April 26, 1828
Died January 30, 1909

Subjects

Juvenile fiction, Christian life, Children's fiction, Elsie Dinsmore (Fictitious character), Fiction, Christian life, fiction, History, Families, Conduct of life, Children's stories, American, Fathers and daughters, Family life, Family, Mildred Keith (Fictitious character), Indiana, fiction, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Children, Marriage, Social life and customs, Vie chrétienne, Women, fiction, Domestic fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Millie Keith (Fictitious character), Obedience

Places

Southern States, United States, États-Unis, Louisiana, Annapolis, Boston, California, Caribbean Area, Chicago (Ill.), Concord, Indiana, Lexington, Massachusetts, Nantucket Island (Mass.), Newport, West Point

People

Elsie Dinsmore (Fictitious character), Ku Klux Klan, Mormons

Time

19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1865-1877, 19e siècle, late 1800s, 1775-1783 (Révolution), 1803-1865, 1836, 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession), 1865-1898, 1870-1950, American Civil War, Mid to late 1840s., Reconstruction Era, Revolution, 1775-1783

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September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
July 1, 2015 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Bio, DoB, DoD, and author photo
July 1, 2015 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import