Tillie, a Mennonite Maid; a Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Rural Pennsylvania Coming-of-Age Story of Faith, Education, and Female AwakeningBy Helen Reimensnyder Martin
Length0m
About this audiobook
Helen Reimensnyder Martin's Tillie, a Mennonite Maid; a Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch is a work of American regional realism that examines the emotional and intellectual confinement of a sensitive young woman within a rigid rural Mennonite community. Written with the local-color attention to dialect, custom, household labor, and religious discipline, the novel also belongs to the broader Progressive Era literature of female self-development, education, and resistance to inherited social constraints. Martin, born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, knew intimately the Pennsylvania Dutch world she transformed into fiction. Her depictions were often controversial among those who felt caricatured by her use of dialect and satire, yet her outsider-insider position enabled a sharp critique of communal authority, gendered obedience, and anti-intellectualism. Tillie reflects Martin's recurring interest in women whose aspirations exceed the narrow roles sanctioned by family, church, and village. This novel is recommended for readers interested in regional American fiction, women's education narratives, and literary representations of religious minority communities. It rewards attention both as a social document and as a crafted narrative of awakening, making it valuable to scholars and general readers alike.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreChristian & Inspirational, General Fiction
Length0 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 30, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Defending from DangerJodie Bailey5h 46m$24 · $0.00
Harvest of BlessingsCharlotte Hubbard9h 58m$20
Explosive RevengeMaggie K. Black6h 18m5 (1)$12 · $0.00
Search And DetectTerri Reed5h 51m$24 · $0.00
Danger in the WildernessDarlene L. Turner6h 54m$12 · $0.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES: Complete Novels & 48 Short Stories (Illustrated)Arthur Conan Doyle68h 26m$2 · $0.00
Yukon JusticeDana Mentink6h 15m$12 · $0.00
The Rogue WarriorCindy Roland Anderson5h 44m5 (1)$17 · $0.00
Christmas K-9 Patrol/Deadly Christmas Trap/Dangerous Holiday ManhuntLenora Worth, Lynette Eason6h 40m$24 · $0.00
Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit books 4-6/Olympic Mountain Pursuit/Threat Detection/Cold Case RevengeSharon Dunn, Jodie Bailey, Jessica R. Patch18h 19m$40 · $0.00
Faith AloneBo Giertz9h 29m$15 · $0.00
Trail Of ThreatsJessica R. Patch5h 47m$24 · $0.00
A Corner of DestinyGrace Livingston Hill3h 9m$1.20 · $0.00
Ready to ProtectValerie Hansen5h 38m$24 · $0.00
Two Steps ForwardSharon Garlough Brown11h 43m$20
The Curate's Awakening, The Lady's Confession & The Baron's Apprenticeship (Complete Trilogy)George MacDonald53h 20m$2 · $0.00
Hiding in MontanaLaura Scott6h 18m$12 · $0.00
PoustiniaKathleen McKee8h 15m$14 · $0.00
Christmas K-9 Unit HeroesLenora Worth, Katy Lee5h 51m$24 · $0.00
The Lady and the LionheartJoanne Bischof11h 22m$23
Desperate MeasuresBrenda Jackson8h 59m$28 · $0.00
Searching For ThanksgivingS.E. Smith4h 24m$20
Naughty 4Brenda Hampton7h 30m$17
The Dance with Me TrilogyShelley Shepard Gray21h 44m$35
Anne Shirley (Complete 14 Book Collection)Lucy Maud Montgomery125h 28m$2 · $0.00
The DopemanJaQuavis Coleman5h 25m$20
Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate CollectionArthur Conan Doyle59h 49m$5 · $0.00
WhistlerAnn Patchett10h 45m4.5 (8)$29 · $0.00
Grand Opening 2Carl Weber9h 16m$20
Sons of Valor II: Violence of ActionBrian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson12h 34m$23
Malevolent MagicMildred Abbott7h 13m$17
Bikes, Toys, and Hot BoyzGenesis Woods, Shantaé13h 9m$23
War LordBernard Cornwell13h 21m$33 · $0.00
Ghetto BastardK’wan7h 37m$20
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m$18 · $0.00
The Vineyard BrideKatie Winters5h 5m$15
The Fyodor Dostoyevsky Complete CollectionFyodor Dostoyevsky266h 5m5 (1)$200 · $0.00
Something Like LoveBeverly Jenkins10h 21m5 (1)$29 · $0.00
Anne Of Green Gables: Complete 8-Book Box SetL.M Montgomery74h 55m$1 · $0.00
Black History CollectionFrederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois27h 9m$18 · $0.00