Finley: 253 books

Elsies Girlhood, Book 3: Elsies father remarries, giving her a mother she adores—and a brother and sister. But not everybody has the young womans best interests in mind!

Elsies Womanhood, Book 4: A grown-up Elsie meets her wealthy Aunt Stanhope—and another relative with more diabolical plans. Can faith find the truth before dreams are shattered?

Elsies Motherhood, Book 5: Happily married to Edward, Elsie takes great delight in her family, but what will happen when they are confronted by a powerful adversary?

Elsies Children, Book 6: Pleasant times and new babies are mixed with dark secrets and deep sorrow. Will Elsie be strong in the Lord?

Elsie goes on a trip in the winter.  This is part of the Elsie Dinsmore series, written for younger ladies as a religious, wholesome alternative to other types of material.    

Christmas with Grandma Elsie, Book 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.

Elsie Dinsmore, Book 1: Living at her uncles plantation, our heroine is criticized harshly by her teacher and teased relentlessly by her cousins. Will believing shes a child of God make life bearable?

“Well sir,” said Mr. Dooley, “I jus’ got hold iv a book, Hinnissy, that suits me up to th’ handle, a gran’ book, th’ grandest iver seen. Ye know I’m not much throubled be lithrachoor, havin’ manny worries iv me own, but I’m not prejudiced again’ books. I am not. Whin a rale good...

A coming of age story from that magical year. Emphasis on the coming.

The Elsie Dinsmore books are timeless classics (in my humble opinion, anyways). The simplicity of the stories can sometimes be overlooked, but there are always found good morals, Christian people who strove to honor God in all they do, and Bible verses that every young lady should know and understand....