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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

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

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

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

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview