Thekla

Now I will call Thekla in and leave you to ask her to agree to the arrangements we have made.

The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus 1867

But in all these four tongues have I kinsfolk; for my father was a true-born Fleming, and to him I alway spake Flemish; and my mother was a Spanish woman, and I spake Spanish with her; and my father's brother was wedded unto a dame of Low Dutchland (for whom my daughter is named Thekla, which is a Low Dutch name); and his sister did marry a Frenchman.

Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Emily Sarah Holt 1864

Before any one moved, Mr Rose called Thekla to him.

Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Emily Sarah Holt 1864

Once or twice my hostess came into the large eating-room (out of which my room opened), and called Thekla away from whatever was her occupation in my room at the time, in a sharp, injured, imperative whisper.

The Grey Woman and other Tales Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837

"Thekla," a play in three acts; "On Bird's Island," a four-act play; and

Kansas Women in Literature Nettie Garmer Barker

"Thekla," he said in the morning, "an end has come to our stay here.

The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus 1867

"Thekla," said I, "tell me all about it, as you would to your mother, if she were alive.

The Grey Woman and other Tales Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837

Ms. Hegi intersperses these scenes with flashbacks from Thekla's childhood, and as the book progresses, the teacher's past and present converge, producing a revelation that opens her eyes: Any collusion with the Nazis can only end in catastrophe.

In Brief: 'Children and Fire' 2011

Even so flawed a teacher as Thekla could have told her: You lose your audience when you don't trust its intelligence.

In Brief: 'Children and Fire' 2011

Thekla Jansen, a young schoolteacher of fourth-grade boys, faces a dilemma: What should she say to her students who want to join the Hitler Youth?

In Brief: 'Children and Fire' 2011