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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

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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

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

Miss Minerva and William Green Hill is a novel written by Frances Boyd Calhoun. It is a heartwarming story of a young boy named William Green Hill who lives in a small town in the southern United States. William is a mischievous and adventurous child who loves to explore the... Read Full Overview

Miss Minerva and William Green Hill is a heartwarming novel by Frances Boyd Calhoun that tells the story of a young orphan boy named William Green Hill and his relationship with his new teacher, Miss Minerva. Set in the early 20th century in a small town in the South, the book... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... 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

Short excerpt: When she again looked in on him he was fast asleep a rosy flush on his babyish tearstained cheek his red lips half parted his curly head pillowed on his arm and close against his soft young throat there nestled the left hind foot of a rabbit.