A Girl of Mettle: Frances West. Collins. Amazon dates this book at 1908 and 1922 - there's no indication which my copy is, or whether it was published at another time entirely. My research (Googling...getting in the way of the story, this book has a lot of charm, and I laughed out loud at some of the characters' escapades - particularly the local doctor's two young sons and their games. Fun, then