Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 123 Martin, Helen Reimensnyder 1868 1939 Reimensnyder, Helen Martin, Helen R. Tillie, a Mennonite Maid; a Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "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.) Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mennonites -- Pennsylvania -- Fiction Pennsylvania Dutch -- Fiction Farmers -- Fiction Pennsylvania Dutch Country (Pa.) -- Fiction Pennsylvania -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 478075 2025-07-02T12:05:00.022243 text/html 468182 2020-12-28T07:40:59 text/html 272116 2025-07-02T12:05:09.140142 application/epub+zip 279627 2025-07-02T12:05:03.542198 application/epub+zip 252742 2025-07-02T12:05:02.255274 application/epub+zip 573172 2025-07-02T12:05:14.580268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559436 2025-07-02T12:05:08.241166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498683 2022-09-03T04:11:45.460293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435293 2025-07-02T12:04:58.660202 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 435178 2020-12-28T07:40:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19537 2025-07-02T12:05:14.839123 application/rdf+xml 23757 2025-07-02T12:05:02.766236 image/jpeg 4642 2025-07-02T12:05:02.507164 image/jpeg 171741 2020-12-28T07:40:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 167794 2020-12-28T07:40:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 268037 2025-07-02T12:05:00.061177 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