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Martha Finley (1828–1909)

Auteur van Elsie Dinsmore

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Martha Finley was born in 1828 in Chillicothe, Ohio. She lived in Circleville, Ohio South Bend, Indiana and finally Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. She began her writing career by writing short stories for Sunday School papers. Her most popular works are the Elsie Dinsmore series which consisted of 28 toon meer titles. In addition, she wrote the Mildred Keith series which consisted of 7 titles. She also wrote over 50 short books and pamphlets and numerous short stories and articles. Finley died in 1909. toon minder
Fotografie: Martha Finley [aka Martha Farquharson] (1828-1909) Buffalo Electrotype and Engraving Co., Buffalo, N.Y.

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Werken van Martha Finley

Elsie Dinsmore (1867) 733 exemplaren
Elsie's Holidays at Roselands (1868) 431 exemplaren
Elsie's Girlhood (1872) 401 exemplaren
Elsie's Womanhood (1875) 351 exemplaren
Elsie's Motherhood (1876) 289 exemplaren
Elsie's Children (1877) 246 exemplaren
Millie's Unsettled Season (1876) 240 exemplaren
Grandmother Elsie (1882) 218 exemplaren
Elsie's New Relations (1883) 202 exemplaren
Elsie at Nantucket (1884) 196 exemplaren
Millie's Courageous Days, Book 2 (1876) 188 exemplaren
Elsie's Kith and Kin (1886) 185 exemplaren
Elsie's Troubled Times, Book 6 (2000) 179 exemplaren
Elsie's True Love (2000) 179 exemplaren
The Two Elsies (1885) 178 exemplaren
Elsie's Tender Mercies, Book 7 (2001) 167 exemplaren
Elsie's Great Hope (2001) 152 exemplaren
Millie's Faithful Heart (2002) 138 exemplaren
Christmas with Grandma Elsie (1888) 118 exemplaren
Violet's Hidden Doubts, Book #1 (2004) 116 exemplaren
Millie's Steadfast Love, Book 5 (2002) 115 exemplaren
Millie's Grand Adventure (2002) 106 exemplaren
Elsie's Vacation (1891) 101 exemplaren
Elsie's Friends At Woodburn (1887) 98 exemplaren
Millie's Reluctant Sacrifice (2003) 97 exemplaren
Elsie At The World's Fair (1894) 94 exemplaren
Elsie And The Raymonds (1889) 93 exemplaren
Violet's Amazing Summer (2004) 89 exemplaren
Elsie Yachting with the Raymonds (1890) 89 exemplaren
Elsie At Viamede (1892) 88 exemplaren
Elsie At Home (1897) 88 exemplaren
Elsie At Ion (1893) 84 exemplaren
Elsie In The South (1899) 80 exemplaren
Elsie on the Hudson (1898) 79 exemplaren
Elsie's Journey On Inland Waters (1895) 76 exemplaren
Elsie and Her Namesakes (1905) 75 exemplaren
Violet's Bold Mission (2004) 72 exemplaren
Elsie And Her Loved Ones (1903) 69 exemplaren
Mildred Keith (1996) 69 exemplaren
Elsie's Winter Trip (1902) 69 exemplaren
Violet's Defiant Daughter (2006) 69 exemplaren
Violet's Foreign Intrigue (2006) 63 exemplaren
Mildred at Roselands (1880) 57 exemplaren
Mildred and Elsie (1881) 53 exemplaren
Mildred's New Daughter (1894) 47 exemplaren
Mildred's Married Life (1882) 45 exemplaren
Mildred At Home (2001) 42 exemplaren
Mildred's Boys and Girls (1914) 40 exemplaren
The Elsie Dinsmore Series (2012) 11 exemplaren
An Old Fashioned Boy (1874) 8 exemplaren
The thorn in the nest (1886) 3 exemplaren
Elsie's Young Folk 2 exemplaren
Wanted--a Pedigree (2019) 2 exemplaren
Mildred Keith Collection (2001) 2 exemplaren
Maud's Two Homes 1 exemplaar
Loitering Linus 1 exemplaar
Little Patience 1 exemplaar
Aunt Kitty's Fowls 1 exemplaar
Harry's Christmas 1 exemplaar
Harry's Ride 1 exemplaar
Harry's Grandma 1 exemplaar
Harry's Walks 1 exemplaar
Pewit's Nest 1 exemplaar
Rose and Robbie 1 exemplaar
Elsie's Loved Ones 1 exemplaar
Elsie Densmore 1 exemplaar
Rich and humble 1 exemplaar
Loitering Linus 1 exemplaar
Little Helper 1 exemplaar
A Life Of Faith 1 exemplaar
elisie Dinsmore 1 exemplaar
Elsie Dinsmore 1 1 exemplaar
Work and Win 1 exemplaar

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Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
Farquharson, Martha
Geboortedatum
1828-04-26
Overlijdensdatum
1909-01-30
Graflocatie
Elkton Cemetery, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Chillicothe, Ohio, USA
Plaats van overlijden
Elkton, Maryland, USA
Beroepen
children's book author
teacher
Korte biografie
Martha Finley was the daughter of Presbyterian minister Dr. James Brown Finley and his wife and cousin Maria Theresa Brown Finley. Martha was raised in Ohio and became a teacher before publishing her work under the pen name "Martha Farquharson." Although she was a prolific writer, she is best remembered as the author of the popular children’s novel, Elsie Dinsmore (1867) and the subsequent Elsie series, which consisted of 28 volumes published over a span of 38 years.

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Werken
127
Leden
7,909
Populariteit
#3,066
Waardering
½ 3.5
Besprekingen
37
ISBNs
815
Talen
6
Favoriet
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