Elsie's Yachting with the Raymond's (Original Elsie Classics) (Bk.16) [Mass Market Paperback]

Martha Finley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Original Elsie Classics (Book 16)

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

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About the Author

Martha Finley (1828-1909), the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, was a school teacher and author of numerous articles, essays, and books, the most well-known being the 28 volumes of her Elsie Dinsmore series. Turning to writing stories for young people as a means of supporting herself after a serious injury, Finley sold more books than any other children's author of her day with the exception of Louisa May Alcott. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581821115
• ISBN-13: 978-1581821116
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,590,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars painfully out of balance, April 11, 2007

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Susan Wood "happy educator" (Northern New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elsie's Yachting with the Raymond's (Original Elsie Classics) (Bk.16) (Mass Market Paperback)

I love the first 14 of the Elsie books. They are delightful, if unfortunately somewhat racist and sexist. They portray almost perfectly an allegory in terms of relationship with God as seen through the father child relationships of Elsie and her father, and Captain Raymond and his children, particularly Lulu. However, by book 15, Finley apparently overcome with a sense that children did not adequately appreciate history, left off the relationships and became obsessed with making these into history books. They are full of great historical points of view, unfortunately, much as I WANT to appreciate it, it bores me silly, and did my children as well. With a few brief exceptions, the rest of the series seems the same. How unfortunate that she did not balance them a little better, for she would have maintained readers, taught history, and still have a following today.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great books.. my daughters love them!!, March 3, 2003

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K. Jordan (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elsie's Yachting with the Raymond's (Original Elsie Classics) (Bk.16) (Mass Market Paperback)

My 9, 12 and 14 yr-old daughters have found these books to be wonderful Christian stories. Based on their reviews, I would highly recommend the books...They have the entire set and more...my girls love the books. Good Christian Books for young ladies to read.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too Boring ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, February 19, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Elsie's Yachting with the Raymond's (Original Elsie Classics) (Bk.16) (Mass Market Paperback)

On their way to join the rest of the family on the coast of Rhode Island, Max, Lulu, and Captain Raymond tour West Point, Saratoga, and other points of interest. While at West Point, they meet Elsie's cousin, Donald Keith, who joins them on their eastward trek.
As their summer stay at the beach concludes, the captain invests in a yacht for the family to enjoy. The Dolphin carries the Dinsmores, Travillas, Lelands, and Raymonds up and down the East Coast as they witness naval exercises and explore Boston, Bunker Hill, and other Revolutionary War sites. The final stop on their stop on their sojourn by water brings themn t oAnnapolis, Maryland, where Max, like his father before him, enrolls at the Naval Academy.
That just about sums up the whole book. I can read these books in 30 mn. flat because they are sooooo boring.
Books 1-14 are ok, but after that it is entirely boring. They even have Cp. Raymond reading out of a history book! Penned in the mid-nineteenth century, the original Elsie books were written by Martha Finley as a means to support herself after she suffered a serious injury. Finley wrote twenty-eight Elsie books before her death in 1909.