Project Gutenberg 2004-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 85 Holley, Marietta 1836 1926 Josiah Allen's wife Holley, Mariettta Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 4 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Widger and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 4" by Marietta Holley is a humorous novel written during the late 19th century (Victorian era). The book is a continuation of the adventures of Samantha, a woman who offers her witty observations on society, religion, and human nature. The narrative targets themes of religious fervor and societal conventions, employing satire to explore the behaviors and beliefs of its characters. In this volume, Samantha navigates various interactions with members of her community as they prepare for what they believe is the imminent end of the world. The storyline introduces characters such as Trueman's wife and Joe Charnick, highlighting their eccentric beliefs and community dynamics. As excitement builds toward the predicted apocalypse, Samantha juxtaposes her practical approach to life with the more dramatic responses of those around her. Through humorous anecdotes and light-hearted commentary, Holley portrays the absurdity of blind faith and the complexities of human relationships, culminating in a comical climax where the anticipated doomsday fails to occur, leaving the characters to reconcile their expectations with reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Women in church work -- Methodist church -- Humor Women's rights -- Humor Methodism -- Humor PS Text Humor Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 98315 2025-07-04T08:47:39.112929 text/html 88560 2021-01-02T06:03:42 text/html 2209670 2025-07-04T08:47:44.906935 application/epub+zip 2209783 2025-07-04T08:47:42.185979 application/epub+zip 94030 2025-07-04T08:47:41.021926 application/epub+zip 2371350 2025-07-04T08:47:46.763890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2359177 2025-07-04T08:47:44.145922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227222 2022-09-05T04:13:13.267126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78378 2025-07-04T08:47:38.683929 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78304 2021-01-02T06:03:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19362 2025-07-04T08:47:46.885896 application/rdf+xml 18101 2025-07-04T08:47:41.509920 image/jpeg 4262 2025-07-04T08:47:41.264970 image/jpeg 2035622 2021-01-02T06:03:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 30058 2021-01-02T06:03:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 2150026 2025-07-04T08:47:39.175980 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