Martha Finley was a 19th century American author of children's stories. Her characters were good children rewarded for their high moral character. She wrote Elsie Dinsmore in 1867. Elsie was a virtuous Christian girl who resisted small temptations. This book was enormously popular. Finley wrote 27 books about Elsie taking her through her adult life and ending with her as a grandmother. This series was popular in the United States and in Britain selling over 25,000,000 books.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	March 27, 2008
ISBN13	9781605973173
Publishers	Book Jungle
Pages	192
Dimensions	191 × 235 × 10 mm · 340 g
Language	English

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