Project Gutenberg 2006-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 120 Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) 1868 1920 Porter, Eleanor Hodgman Miss Billy Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger "Miss Billy" by Eleanor H. Porter is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the life of a young woman named Billy Neilson, who is navigating her newfound independence after the death of her aunt, which has left her feeling quite alone in the world. Seeking connection and family, she decides to reach out to her father's old friend, William Henshaw, whom she has never met, and expresses her desire to come and live with him. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Billy as she writes a heartfelt letter to her "Uncle William" sharing her loneliness and her enthusiasm for their potential new relationship. The opening chapters detail her optimistic and impulsive nature as she eagerly prepares to leave her old life behind and venture into the unknown with the hopes of creating a new home. The narrative sets up the contrast between Billy's lively spirit and the more subdued, structured lives of the Henshaw brothers, who are left grappling with the unexpected arrival of a young woman into their predominantly male household. The dynamic promises to bring both challenges and humor, as the brothers must adjust to the changes that Billy's presence will inevitably bring. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Fiction Young women -- Conduct of life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 414794 414795 2024-10-02T07:42:37.089907 2023-10-02T07:06:09.337990 text/html text/html 439034 2021-01-27T09:41:59 text/html; charset=utf-8 135965 2021-01-27T09:41:59 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 204188 2024-10-02T07:42:44.975961 application/epub+zip 210856 2024-10-02T07:42:39.313907 application/epub+zip 210856 2024-10-02T07:42:37.948933 application/epub+zip 407026 2024-10-02T07:42:49.321888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368403 2024-10-02T07:42:44.068895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336577 2022-09-02T09:08:32.834791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337216 337193 2024-10-02T07:42:35.859916 2023-10-02T07:06:08.261959 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 344499 2018-03-09T15:13:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 128037 2018-03-18T09:55:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 337114 2006-06-03T06:16:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127132 2006-06-03T06:18:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21615 2024-10-02T07:42:49.457848 application/rdf+xml 12497 2024-10-02T07:42:38.507899 image/jpeg 3298 2024-10-02T07:42:38.225902 image/jpeg 196662 2024-10-02T07:42:37.121906 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