The character of Elsie Dinsmore
By: Michael Dante Aprile.
Publisher: Cumberland House
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
Subjects: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909 -- Characters -- Elsie Dinsmore -- Juvenile literature.; Children -- Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Children's stories, American -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.; Dinsmore, Elsie (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile literature.; Girls in literature -- Juvenile literature.; Dinsmore, Elsie (Fictitious character); Character.; Christian life.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Uses excerpts from Martha Finley's novel, "Elsie Dinsmore," verses from the Bible, and discussion of related character traits to exemplify thirty-eight specific qualities that modern readers might learn from this girl.
Notes: Includes indexes.