Project Gutenberg 2005-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 164 Finley, Martha 1828 1909 Farquharson, Martha Cousin Martha Elsie's Womanhood Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Elsie's Womanhood" by Martha Finley is a novel written in the late 19th century. This sequel to "Elsie's Girlhood" continues to explore the life and growth of the titular character, Elsie, as she navigates her transition to adulthood, relationships, and her responsibilities regarding her family's estate and loved ones. At the start of the novel, readers find Elsie deeply immersed in her family life at the Oaks and the changing dynamics surrounding her engagement to Mr. Travilla. The opening chapter introduces key family members, including her father, Mr. Dinsmore, and sisters-in-law, who express a mixture of pride in Elsie's impending marriage and concern for her happiness. This is interspersed with moments showcasing Elsie's compassion as she learns about the struggles of the enslaved people on her estate. The narrative captures her emotional connections, her contemplations about love, and her burgeoning sense of authority as she takes on the role of mistress of the estate, setting the stage for her journey towards womanhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Domestic fiction Religious fiction Dinsmore, Elsie (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Novels Category: American Literature 545266 2025-07-06T11:30:27.387624 text/html 574388 2020-12-19T08:43:59 text/html 276133 2025-07-06T11:30:36.861575 application/epub+zip 284681 2025-07-06T11:30:30.488584 application/epub+zip 269973 2025-07-06T11:30:29.214561 application/epub+zip 543985 2025-07-06T11:30:41.688560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514557 2025-07-06T11:30:36.007569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485910 2022-09-07T18:46:19.481770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513206 2025-07-06T11:30:25.967580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 513080 2020-12-19T08:43:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 513074 2020-12-19T08:43:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21957 2025-07-06T11:30:41.820500 application/rdf+xml 15161 2025-07-06T11:30:29.723542 image/jpeg 3933 2025-07-06T11:30:29.466551 image/jpeg 197820 2020-12-19T08:43:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 205352 2020-12-19T08:43:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 197789 2020-12-19T08:43:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 272420 2025-07-06T11:30:27.431575 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