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Penned from the mid-nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries, Martha Finley's original Elsie Dinsmore books were the most popular books for young girls of their time. The first title of the series, Elsie Dinsmore, was painstakingly written over several years, and when it became an overnight success, her young readers demanded more of Elsie's adventures. Finley and her publisher decided to expand the book into a series of six titles. However, demand for more of Elsie, its endearing show more heroine, was so strong that the series eventually reached twenty-eight titles. Elsie Dinsmore outsold every juvenile book of the era, with the exception of Little Women. Books 19 through 28 are being reintroduced in the spring of 2001, largely intact with only slight editorial changes to improve readability or to remove antiquated language or expressions. The joy that Elsie has brought to millions of readers aged eight to eighty can be experienced again as this sweet child of impeccable character grows into a young woman, marries and raises a family of her own, and shares delightful experiences with her children and grandchildren. Two of Elsie's grandchildren are married -- Max Raymond to Evelyn Leland and Lulu Raymond to Chester Dinsmore. Max serves with Commodore Dewey during the Spanish-American War. show lessTags
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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 Young Folks in Peace and War
- Original title
- Elsie's Young Folks in Peace and War
- Alternate titles
- Elsie's Young Folks
- Original publication date
- 1900
- Important events
- Spanish-American War
- First words
- It was a lovely summer day, bright and clear, but the heat so tempered---there on the coast of Maine---by the delicious sea breeze that it was delightful and exhilarating.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)After that the whole party went over to Woodburn, no one of them feeling satisfied without a peep at it---the dear old home all loved so well.
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Kids, Tween, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 813.4 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English Later 19th Century 1861-1900
- LCC
- PZ7 .F496 .E — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 11
- ASINs
- 2
