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What a wonderful funny book about a little boy growing up in Tennessee. Frances Calhoun wrote in the conversational southern language of the early 20th century. Episodes include: "The Rabbit's Left Hind Foot", "A Green Eyed Billy" and, "Education and Its Perils." After the author's... Read Full Overview

Miss Minerva and William Green Hill is a heartwarming novel that follows the adventures of Miss Minerva, a spunky and independent schoolteacher, and William Green Hill, a mischievous young boy who has fallen on hard times. Set against the backdrop of the small town of Elbow... Read Full Overview

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Miss Minerva and William Green Hill is a heartwarming novel by Frances Boyd Calhoun. The story takes place in the early 1900s and follows the life of Miss Minerva, a dedicated and intelligent teacher who has devoted her life to educating young children in the small town of Cloverdale.One... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Miss Minerva and William Green Hill by Frances Boyd Calhoun

Reproduction of the original: Miss Minerva and William Green Hill by Frances Boyd Calhoun

Frances Boyd Calhoun (1867-1909) was an American author and teacher, known today for just one work, the 1909 best-selling children €(TM)s book, Miss Minerva and William Green Hill, which was published just a few months before her death from a long illness. Miss Minerva and... Read Full Overview

What a wonderful funny book about a little boy growing up in Tennessee. Frances Calhoun wrote in the conversational southern language of the early 20th century. Episodes include: "The Rabbit's Left Hind Foot", "A Green Eyed Billy" and, "Education and Its Perils." After the author's... Read Full Overview