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Adapted version?

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"An adapted version has been published, but leaves out several important facts and details" -- could someone clarify this? Cactus Wren (talk) 11:04, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Social issues

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The first book is set in the US South, during slavery times. A major character, "Aunt Chloe," is much loved; she contributes a great deal to Elsie's character development. In a later book the reader (and Elsie) learn that before she helped to raise Elsie, Chloe's former plantation life was a married life, in which her "unruly Negro" husband was owned (and then sold away) by another plantation. Their children, Elsie's Papa tells her, all died. Elsie accepts all of this with no comment, focusing on her blood family relations' problems. Her believed "Mammy" (and surrogate mother) Chloe is thus less well-understood by her (and the reader) than she might be. ~SH~

70.15.67.76 (talk) 22:34, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment

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The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Elsie Dinsmore/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

Hello! I LOVE LOVE LOVE The Elsie Dinsmore books. I think they're amazing. I own the first 12 books as sold by HSLDA. I find myself wrapped up totally in the life of this precious girl/women. I'm on my second time reading the series! I would highly recommend these to young lady.

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