Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch / Alice Caldwell Hegan ; with an introd. by William F. Axton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rice, Alice Hegan, 1870-1942.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural families--Fiction.

Rural families.

Poor families--Fiction.

Poor families.

Poor women--Fiction.

Poor women.

Widows--Fiction.

Widows.

Southern States--Fiction.

Southern States.

Genre:

Domestic fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A national bestseller when first published in 1901, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch endures today as one of the most memorable literary creations by a Kentucky author. This immensely popular novel spawned several movies (with such stars as W.C. Fields and Shirley Temple), countless stage productions, radio shows, and even dolls.Alice Hegan Rice spins the memorable tale of a family struggling against all odds in the Cabbage Patch, an old Louisville slum ""where ramshackle cottages played hop-scotch over the railroad tracks.""

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword ; Chapter I Mrs. Wiggs's Philosophy; Chapter II Ways and Means; Chapter III The ""Christmas Lady""; Chapter IV The Annexation of Cuby; Chapter V A Reminiscence; Chapter VI A Theater Party; Chapter VII ""Mr. Bob""; Chapter VIII Mrs. Wiggs at Home; Chapter IX How Spring Came to the Cabbage Patch; Chapter X Australia's Mishap; Chapter XI The Benefit Dance

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813189925

0813189926

9780813190747

0813190746

9780813131818

0813131812

9780813158211

0813158214

OCLC:

593488809