Project Gutenberg 2004-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 73 Holley, Marietta 1836 1926 Josiah Allen's wife Holley, Mariettta Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 7 Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Widger and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 7" by Marietta Holley is a humorous novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the spirited and witty protagonist, Samantha, as she navigates the social dynamics and gender issues of her community, particularly within the context of the Methodist Church. Through her interactions with various characters, the book explores themes of women's roles and contributions in church activities and society at large. At the start of the novel, the main character, Samantha, is discussing fundraising for the local Methodist meeting house with her husband, Josiah Allen. This conversation quickly turns into a humorous debate about their differing views on financial generosity, highlighting Samantha's frustration with societal expectations placed upon women. As she recounts experiences and encounters with fellow female church members, it becomes evident that the women are making personal sacrifices for the church's benefit, showcasing both their dedication and the comedic elements of their situations. The opening sets the tone for a satirical exploration of both women's empowerment and the traditional patriarchal views that they must contend with. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Women in church work -- Methodist church -- Humor Women's rights -- Humor Methodism -- Humor PS Text Humor Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 148905 144514 2024-10-04T10:51:13.448199 2023-10-04T09:43:09.385480 text/html text/html 138603 2021-01-02T06:04:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1963082 2021-01-02T06:04:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2133572 2024-10-04T10:51:20.161154 application/epub+zip 2135097 2024-10-04T10:51:16.961217 application/epub+zip 111754 2024-10-04T10:51:15.634171 application/epub+zip 2305991 2024-10-04T10:51:22.434170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2292121 2024-10-04T10:51:19.316153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252902 2022-09-05T04:13:37.232325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128593 128526 2024-10-04T10:51:12.972174 2023-10-04T09:43:09.009487 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 128522 2021-01-02T06:04:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46330 2021-01-02T06:04:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 128530 2021-01-02T06:04:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46316 2021-01-02T06:04:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22278 2024-10-04T10:51:22.565130 application/rdf+xml 18132 2024-10-04T10:51:16.182167 image/jpeg 4256 2024-10-04T10:51:15.908166 image/jpeg 2079316 2024-10-04T10:51:13.515373 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia