Miss Minerva�������s Baby is a heartwarming novel by Emma Speed Sampson, first published in 1920. The story follows Miss Minerva Simpson, a middle-aged spinster who has always longed for a child of her own. When a young mother dies in childbirth, leaving behind a baby boy, Miss Minerva takes it upon herself to raise the child as her own. The novel is set in the small town of Old Harpeth, Tennessee,...