Martha FinleyMartha Finley (1828-1909) was born in Ohio. She was a private educator in Pennsylvania until she became ill and moved to Elkton, Maryland, where at age twenty-six, she began her literary career as a means to support herself. She wrot twenty-eight Elsie books and was one of the most beloved children's authors of all time, with over twenty-five million readers in both America and England. Read More Read Less