Project Gutenberg 2010-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 92 Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath) 1872 1944 Robinson, William Heath Bill the Minder Illustrated by the author. Bill the minder -- The King of Troy -- The ancient mariner -- The triplets -- Good Aunt Galladia -- The doctor -- The respectable gentleman -- The Sicilian char-woman -- The interval -- The real soldier -- The wild man -- The musician -- The lost grocer -- The merchant's wife -- The camp-followers -- The siege of Troy -- The end. Produced by Simon Gardner, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Bill the Minder" by W. Heath Robinson is a whimsical children's book written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Bill, an unexpected hero who becomes the minder for a rowdy group of children, particularly focusing on the bad-tempered Chad and the good-natured Boadicea. As the narrative unfolds, readers encounter the delightful illustrations and clever humor typical of Robinson's style. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Crispin, a dedicated mushroom gatherer, and his ten children, nine of whom are ill-tempered, except for the sweet Boadicea. When Crispin falls ill, his wife Chloe seeks help from a minder, resulting in Bill unexpectedly stepping in. Bill quickly proves to be an exceptional minder through various amusing and chaotic scenarios, culminating in his success at a local Minding Tournament, where he wins the admiration of the community and becomes the singular minder for all the neighborhood's children. The opening portion sets the stage for a series of whimsical adventures filled with humor and quirky characters, inviting young readers to revel in the fun of childhood chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33570/33570-h/images/i_cover_tn.jpg en Fairy tales Humorous stories Children's stories Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction Babysitters -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 382228 382235 2024-09-14T07:55:03.586835 2023-09-14T12:27:35.879691 text/html text/html 365029 2010-08-29T08:31:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 16330945 2010-08-29T08:31:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17048809 2024-09-14T07:55:21.903308 application/epub+zip 16989745 2024-09-14T07:55:06.496338 application/epub+zip 191499 2024-09-14T07:55:04.766319 application/epub+zip 17001986 2024-09-14T07:55:33.535213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 16910231 2024-09-14T07:55:16.185267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251861 2022-09-15T10:36:38.517386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295856 295652 2024-09-14T07:55:01.626883 2023-09-14T12:27:34.262672 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 295799 2010-08-29T08:31:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110845 2010-08-29T08:31:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295791 2010-08-29T08:31:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110822 2010-08-29T08:31:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22194 2024-09-14T07:55:33.865182 application/rdf+xml 30049 2024-09-14T07:55:04.906332 image/jpeg 4127 2024-09-14T07:55:04.836318 image/jpeg 16520379 2024-09-14T07:55:04.341309 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