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Elsie is an eight-year-old girl who has became a Christian and abides by Biblical law - as taught to her by her dead mother's housekeeper and then her own nanny, Chloe. Her father, Horace is a who dictates rules by which his daughter must live. Many conflicts result from Elsie's belief that she must only obey her father when his orders do not conflict with Scripture

Elsie, young and motherless, has never met her father and is being raised by her father’s family. As a strong Christian, she has many trials within the unbelieving family. Her greatest comforts are her faith and her mammy, Chloe. Finally, her father returns home. Will her father love her? Will her father learn to love Jesus?First Page:ELSIE DINSMOREBYMARTHA FINLEYCHAPTER FIRST"I never saw an eye so bright, And yet so soft as hers; It sometimes swam in liquid light, And sometimes swam in tears; It seemed a beauty set apart For softness and for sighs." MRS. WELBY.

Elsie is an eight-year-old girl who has became a Christian and abides by Biblical law - as taught to her by her dead mother's housekeeper and then her own nanny, Chloe. Her father, Horace is a who dictates rules by which his daughter must live. Many conflicts result from Elsie's belief that she must only obey her father when his orders do not conflict with Scripture

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Elsie Dinsmore by Martha FinleyElsie Dinsmore is a children's book series written by Martha Finley (1828–1909) between 1867 and 1905. An adapted version has been published, but it leaves out several of the most important facts and details.nitially, Elsie does not live with her parents but with her paternal grandfather, his second wife (Elsie's step-grandmother), and their six children: Adelaide, Lora, Louise, Arthur, Walter, and Enna. Elsie's mother died soon after giving birth to her, leaving her in the care of her grandfather. Before her father comes back she becomes good friends with Rose Allison, with whom she studies the Bible. Her father was in Europe until she was almost eight years old as the first book begins.

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