Project Gutenberg 2006-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 130 Finley, Martha 1828 1909 Farquharson, Martha Cousin Martha Elsie at Home E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Elsie at Home" by Martha Finley is a novel written in the late 19th century. This book is part of the "Elsie" series, focusing on themes of family, love, and morality within a Christian context. The story begins with the arrival of Laura, a long-separated mother, who arrives at the home of her daughter, Evelyn. Their reunion is fraught with emotional struggles as Laura grapples with her health and the tumultuous years that have kept them apart. The opening of "Elsie at Home" introduces readers to a wet March evening, where a weary passenger, Laura, endures a taxing journey to reunite with her daughter, Evelyn. The setting shifts to Fairview, where Evelyn, alongside other family members, welcomes her mother back with a mixture of joy and concern for her fragile condition. The narrative establishes the themes of familial duty and nurturing love as Evelyn and her family rally to care for Laura, who suffers from consumption. The mood oscillates between warmth and sorrow, painting a complex picture of their relationship and the challenges of reconciling past grievances with the desire for a loving, supportive family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Marriage -- Juvenile fiction Dinsmore, Elsie (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Novels Category: American Literature 356626 2025-07-07T11:34:11.626402 text/html 362617 2006-01-12T15:30:55 text/html 209231 2025-07-07T11:34:18.573386 application/epub+zip 211155 2025-07-07T11:34:13.604382 application/epub+zip 200230 2025-07-07T11:34:12.391425 application/epub+zip 368561 2025-07-07T11:34:22.289414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334377 2025-07-07T11:34:17.711343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295826 2022-09-08T11:25:34.889790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319434 2025-07-07T11:34:10.710385 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 319224 2006-01-12T15:23:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19668 2025-07-07T11:34:22.419309 application/rdf+xml 10277 2025-07-07T11:34:12.886401 image/jpeg 2822 2025-07-07T11:34:12.639473 image/jpeg 136068 2006-01-12T15:31:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 116942 2006-01-12T15:23:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 190500 2025-07-07T11:34:11.656376 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