Book 1

Elsie Dinsmore

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1976
Living with her uncle's family on a southern plantation in the mid-nineteenth century, motherless eight-year-old Elsie finds it difficult to establish a relationship with her worldy father who seems indifferent to her religious principles.

Book 1

Elsie Dinsmore, Book 1

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1993

Book 2

Elsie's Holiday

by Martha Finley

Published 5 July 2002

Book 2


Book 3

Elsie's Girlhood

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1976
As Elsie Dinsmore grows up and becomes a young woman, her family also experiences major changes when her father remarries.

Book 3

Elsie's Girlhood, Book 3

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1993

Book 4

Elsie's Womanhood

by Martha Finley

Published 25 December 1996
In this fourth volume in The Original Elsie Dinsmore Series, readers celebrate with Elsie as she prepares to marry her beloved and move to her mother's childhood home in the Deep South. She matures in her faith as she seeks to share her religious convictions with those who work on the plantation.

Book 4

Elsie's Womanhood, Book 4

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1993

Book 5

In this fifth volume in The Original Elsie Dinsmore Series, Elsie and Edward seek to impart their heritage of faith to their burgeoning family and also fight to prevent the persecution of an innocent person by the ruthless Ku Klux Klan.

Book 5

Elsie's Motherhood, Book 5

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1993

Book 6

Elsie's children

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1981
Enter the world of "Elsie Dinsmore"! These nineteenth-century fictional chronicles of a beautiful young heiress in the Civil War South have captivated generations of 10- to 14-year-old readers eager to follow Elsie's life from childhood to motherhood and beyond. Covers feature custom illustrations. "Elsie's Children, Book 6" Pleasant times and new babies are mixed with dark secrets and deep sorrow. Will Elsie be strong in the Lord?

Book 7

Elsie's Widowhood

by Martha Finley

Published 25 December 1996

Book 7

Elsie's Widowhood, Book 7

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1994

Book 8

Grandmother Elsie

by Martha Finley

Published 25 December 1996
In this eight volume in the The Original Elsie Dinsmore Series, Elsie's children -- Elsie, Edward, and Violet -- grow up and become adults. The events leading up to their marriages are causes for great celebration, and soon Elsie becomes a delighted, happy grandmother.

Book 8

Grandmother Elsie, Book 8

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1994

Book 9

Elsie's New Relations

by Martha Finley

Published 25 December 1996
Experience the highs and lows of love and loss in this tender tale of the married lives of three of Elsie's children and their young families.

Book 9


Book 10

Elsie at Nantucket

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1976
The Original Elise Dinsmore Classic #10, Elsie at Nantucket follows the Dinsmores, Travillas, Lelands, and Raymonds as they enjoy a delightful summer holiday at the New England shore -- clam bake and all.

Book 10

Elsie at Nantucket, Book 10

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1994

Book 11

The Two Elsies, Book 11

by Martha Finley

Published 1 December 1996