Original Elsie Dinsmore
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Elsie Dinsmore
by Martha Finley
Part 1 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
In this first volume in The Original Elsie Dinsmore Series, sweet, motherless eight-year-old Elsie struggles with several bewildering problems. She has never known her mother, and her relationship with her father is filled with misunderstanding and tears. The young girl learns to depend wholly upon her faith in her heavenly father.
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Elsie's Holidays at Roselands
by Martha Finley
Part 2 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
In this second volume in The Original Elsie Dinsmore Series, Elsie is forced into an awful choice between loyalty to her savior and her father's affection. The turmoil of this conflict contributes to a life-threatening illness for Elsie.
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Elsie's Girlhood
by Martha Finley
Part 3 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
In this third volume in The Original Elsie Dinsmore Series, Elsie matures into a young woman as her father falls in love, marries, and provides her with a brother and sister: Horace Jr. and Rosebud. Elsie experiences a bittersweet agony in her first love and her first heartbreak, only to discover that true love has been with her almost as long as she can remember.
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Elsie's Womanhood
by Martha Finley
Part 4 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
In this fourth volume in The Original Elsie Dinsmore Series, readers celebrate with Elsie as she prepares to marry her beloved and move to her mother's childhood home in the Deep South. She matures in her faith as she seeks to share her religious convictions with those who work on the plantation.
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Elsie's Motherhood
by Martha Finley
Part 5 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
In this fifth volume in The Original Elsie Dinsmore Series, Elsie and Edward seek to impart their heritage of faith to their burgeoning family and also fight to prevent the persecution of an innocent person by the ruthless Ku Klux Klan.
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Elsie's Children
by Martha Finley
Part 6 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
Enter the world of "Elsie Dinsmore"! These nineteenth-century fictional chronicles of a beautiful young heiress in the Civil War South have captivated generations of 10- to 14-year-old readers eager to follow Elsie's life from childhood to motherhood and beyond. Covers feature custom illustrations. "Elsie's Children, Book 6" Pleasant times and new babies are mixed with dark secrets and deep sorrow. Will Elsie be strong in the Lord?
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Grandmother Elsie
by Martha Finley
Part 8 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
In this eight volume in The Original Elsie Dinsmore Series, Elsie's children -- Elsie, Edward, and Violet -- grow up and become adults. The events leading up to their marriages are causes for great celebration, and soon Elsie becomes a delighted, happy grandmother.
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Elsie's New Relations
by Martha Finley
Part 9 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
Experience the highs and lows of love and loss in this tender tale of the married lives of three of Elsie's children and their young families.
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Elsie at Nantucket
by Martha Finley
Part 10 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
The Original Elise Dinsmore Classic #10, Elsie at Nantucket follows the Dinsmores, Travillas, Lelands, and Raymonds as they enjoy a delightful summer holiday at the New England shore -- clam bake and all.
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The Two Elsies
by Martha Finley
Part 11 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
While the Dinsmores, Travillas, and Raymonds spend the summer in Nantucket, Lester and Elsie Leland are called to the bedside of Lester's dying brother. His only child, Evelyn, is left in their care. Upon the Lelands' return to Ion from Nantucket, Elsie's dear old mammy, Aunt Chloe, passes away.
Lulu and Evelyn become close friends, and the four families decide to spend the Christmas holidays and winter at Viamede. All the children are enrolled in Oakdale Academy as day students. Lulu, however, gets into trouble when she strikes her teacher with a book, and her stubborn refusal to submit to Mr. Dinsmore's authority is eclipsed only by the news that her father is lost at sea.
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Elsie's Kith and Kin
by Martha Finley
Part 12 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
Elsie's Kith and Kin, Book 12
While the rest of the family winters at Viamede, Edward and Zoe tend to affairs at Ion and endure an unwelcome guest. Later, while on a business trip, Edward is injured in a train wreck, and the rest of the family returns from Viamede to be with him. At sea, Captain Raymond receives news of a financial windfall and resigns from the Navy to be at home with Violet and his children. He arrives in time to learn that Lulu has accidentally injured her baby sister, Elsie, during a fit of anger. The baby recovers, and Lulu learns how much trouble an uncontrolled temper can be. The captain and Violet purchase Woodburn as their new home, and the family settles down to enjoy its first Christmas there.
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Christmas with Grandma Elsie
by Martha Finley
Part 14 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
Enter the world of Elsie dinsmore! These nineteenth-century fictional chronicles of a beautiful young heiress in the Civil War South have captivated generations of 10- to 14-year-old readers eager to follow Elsie s life from childhood to motherhood and beyond. You'll find Christian values, tender romance, family fun, and lasting lessons "refreshed for a new generation! These later books in the series include visits to historic sites in Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and New York, and feature custom illustrations. Christmas with Grandma Elsie, Volume 14 Sleigh rides, ice skating, and rousing snowball fights abound when Grandma Elsie hosts the holidays! Cousin Ronald Lilburn visits and is a welcome source of fun.
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Elsie's Vacation and After Events
by Martha Finley
Part 17 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
Enter the world of Elsie Dinsmore with the 17th book of the series! These nineteenth century fictional chronicles of a beautiful young heiress in the Civil War South have captivated generations of 10-14 year old readers eager to follow Elsies life from childhood to motherhood and beyond. You'll find traditional values, tender romance, family fun, and lasting lessons for a new generation!
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Elsie at Viamede
by Martha Finley
Part 18 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
Enter the world of Elsie Dinsmore with the 18th book of the series! These nineteenth century fictional chronicles of a beautiful young heiress in the Civil War South have captivated generations of 10-14-year-old readers' eager to follow Elsies life from childhood to motherhood and beyond. You'll find traditional values, tender romance, family fun, and lasting lessons for a new generation!
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Elsie at the World's Fair
by Martha Finley
Part 20 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
Elsie Dinsmore, now a loving, matronly grandmother, accompanies family and friends on an extended yachting excursion from their southern plantation homes to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Arriving in the harbor of Chicago on July 2, they are in time to witness the great Independence Day celebration, which serves as a fitting start to a summer of fun and adventure in the White City.
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Elsie at Home
by Martha Finley
Part 22 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
More stories of faith, family, and fun in the ongoing Elsie Dinsmore series Enter the world of Elsie Dinsmore! Christian values, innocent romance, family fun, and lasting lessons have captivated generations of girls eager to follow Elsie's life from childhood to motherhood and beyond. Books 19-23 chronicle the adventures of Elsie's whole family. Elsie at Home, Volume 22 Elsie's family continues to grow and change, embracing both new life as well as death. Evelyn's mother, Laura Leland, is very ill with consumption; brothers Arthur and Calhoun Conley both become fathers. Rosie Travilla and Will Croly tie the knot, as do long-time bachelor Dick Percival and Maud Dinsmore. There is also another proposal in store … !
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Elsie on the Hudson
by Martha Finley
Part 23 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
Percy Landreth and Chester Dinsmore compete for Lulu's hand in marriage, but Chester places himself in harm's way to save her life.
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Elsie in the South
by Martha Finley
Part 24 of the Original Elsie Dinsmore series
There is a gathering of the clans in Florida in this new volume of the Elsie Series, and a great deal of information is brought out in informal talks about the history of Florida; there are visits to Jacksonville, St. Augustine, etc, and to Grandma Elsie and other members of the family living south; there is also a wedding, shopping in New Orleans, and two engagements.
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