Project Gutenberg 2004-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 145 Finley, Martha 1828 1909 Farquharson, Martha Cousin Martha Elsie's Kith and Kin E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Elsie's Kith and Kin" by Martha Finley is a sentimental novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the lives of Edward and Zoe Travilla, a young couple navigating the complexities of love, family, and societal expectations. As they settle into their life together, the story explores their deep affection and the challenges that arise from unexpected guests and misunderstandings. The opening of the novel introduces Edward and Zoe in an intimate moment, highlighting their loving relationship as they cope with the absence of family members who have left for a winter retreat. Zoe, feeling lonely, finds comfort in Edward’s affection and his plans for their time together. However, their peaceful domestic life is soon disrupted by the arrival of Miss Deane, an unwelcome guest whose presence causes tension and misunderstandings between the couple. As the story unfolds, Zoe grapples with her emotions and insecurities, particularly when Edward becomes involved with Miss Deane. The dynamics of love, loyalty, and societal pressures begin to take shape, setting the stage for the trials and tribulations that will test their bond. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children and death -- Juvenile fiction Uncles -- Juvenile fiction Aunts -- Juvenile fiction Physicians -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction Sick -- Juvenile fiction Dinsmore, Elsie (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 487524 2025-08-06T10:04:32.186072 text/html 487528 487357 2024-11-06T13:12:01.683889 2023-09-07T03:52:07.342704 text/html text/html 242628 2025-08-06T10:04:39.689079 application/epub+zip 249804 2025-08-06T10:04:34.075106 application/epub+zip 249804 2025-08-06T10:04:32.897075 application/epub+zip 470153 2025-08-06T10:04:44.011573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434821 2025-08-06T10:04:38.947052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407766 2022-09-07T16:44:59.893205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428490 2025-08-06T10:04:31.636135 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 408673 2024-10-28T21:32:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19700 2025-08-06T10:04:44.146520 application/rdf+xml 13519 2025-08-06T10:04:33.416135 image/jpeg 3604 2025-08-06T10:04:33.150073 image/jpeg 238939 2025-08-06T10:04:32.226075 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia