"The Mountain School-Teacher" by Melville Davisson Post is a story set in the early 1900s, centered around a youthful schoolteacher who journeys to a faraway mountain town, meets a boy named David, and helps him on the road. The teacher's arrival is marked by the rugged mountains and a path turning back into nature which sets the stage for a story of pureness and community. When the teacher meets David, both of them show the difficulties of country times and living in nature. Their friendship begins to show how the teacher will help and build ties with everyone in the mountain community. The relationship between the schoolteacher and David highlights the gentle relationships that will develop in the story.
The Mountain School-Teacher
By Melville Davisson Post
In a wild mountain land, a young teacher's path crosses with a small boy's, hinting at a journey of connection and growth in the face of life's hardness.
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About the AuthorMelville Davisson Post was an American writer, born in Harrison County, West Virginia. Although his name is not immediately familiar to those outside of specialist circles, many of his collections are still in print, and many collections of detective fiction include works by him. Post's best-known character is the mystery solving, justice dispensing West Virginian backwoodsman, Uncle Abner. The 22 Uncle Abner tales, written between 1911 and 1928, have been called some of "the finest mysteries ever written".
Melville Davisson Post was an American writer, born in Harrison County, West Virginia. Although his name is not immediately familiar to those outside of specialist circles, many of his collections are still in print, and many collections of detective fiction include works by him. Post's best-known character is the mystery solving, justice dispensing West Virginian backwoodsman, Uncle Abner. The 22 Uncle Abner tales, written between 1911 and 1928, have been called some of "the finest mysteries ever written".
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