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100 1 _aMartin, Helen Reimensnyder,
_d1868-1939
245 1 0 _aTillie, a Mennonite Maid; a Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2003
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2003-12-01
508 _aProduced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines.
520 _a"Tillie, a Mennonite Maid; a Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch" by Helen Reimensnyder Martin is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story focuses on the life of Tillie, a young Mennonite girl living in Pennsylvania Dutch country, who grapples with her love for reading and the constraints of her strict home life under her father, Jacob Getz. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Tillie as she admires her teacher, Miss Margaret, who represents a figure of kindness and dreams for the girl. Tillie's adoration leads her to an emotional struggle when her father discovers her possessing a novel, which he vehemently disapproves of, leading to a harsh punishment that intensifies her fear of losing Miss Margaret's affection. The opening chapters establish Tillie's longing for education and escape from her demanding household, presenting a poignant exploration of childhood, love, and the conflict between personal desires and familial obligations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMennonites -- Pennsylvania -- Fiction
653 _aPennsylvania Dutch -- Fiction
653 _aFarmers -- Fiction
653 _aPennsylvania Dutch Country (Pa.) -- Fiction
653 _aPennsylvania -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4760
999 _c46802
_d46802