Finley, Martha 1828-1909 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Elsie Dinsmore" by Martha Finley is a children's book series written between 1867 and 1905. Set on American plantations before the Civil War, the series follows eight-year-old Elsie as she navigates a difficult relationship with her strict father, Horace, who returns from Europe to claim her. Their bond is tested by constant conflict between his rigid discipline and her devout Christian principles. The books became nineteenth-century bestsellers, launching a 28-book series that sold millions of copies despite—or perhaps because of—their intensely pious heroine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Dinsmore Release date is 2004-09-01 Produced by Vital Debroey, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Dinsmore, Elsie (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Family life -- Southern States -- Juvenile fiction Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6440 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6440 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133153.0 6440