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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 of her former governess, and Ronald once again joins the family. As Elsie's children move from childhood into adulthood, young Elsie's heart is captured by a fine young man.Tags
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Martha Finley was born in 1828 in Chillicothe, Ohio. She lived in Circleville, Ohio South Bend, Indiana and finally Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. She began her writing career by writing short stories for Sunday School papers. Her most popular works are the Elsie Dinsmore series which consisted of 28 titles. In addition, she wrote the Mildred Keith show more series which consisted of 7 titles. She also wrote over 50 short books and pamphlets and numerous short stories and articles. Finley died in 1909. show less
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- Canonical title
- Elsie's Children
- Original title
- Elsie's Children: A Sequel To Elsie's Motherhood
- Original publication date
- 1877
- People/Characters
- Elsie Dinsmore; Edward Travilla; Eddie; Vi; Harold; Herbert (show all 10); Lily Travilla; Lucy; Miss Day; Violet
- Important places
- The South, USA
- First words
- There was a merry scene in the nursery at Viamede, where the little Travillas were waiting for their morning half hour with "dear mamma."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"'And thou my joys with me'."
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- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 40
- ASINs
- 13
