Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchAlice Caldwell Hegan ; with an introduction by William F. Axton.
Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan, 1870-1942.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchAlice Caldwell Hegan ; with an introduction by William F. Axton. - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (172 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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."" This hopeful story follows the Wiggs as they face eviction from thei.
9780813158211
Widows--Fiction.
Poor women--Fiction.
Poor families--Fiction.
Rural families--Fiction.
Electronic Books.
PZ3 / .M779 2015
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchAlice Caldwell Hegan ; with an introduction by William F. Axton. - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (172 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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."" This hopeful story follows the Wiggs as they face eviction from thei.
9780813158211
Widows--Fiction.
Poor women--Fiction.
Poor families--Fiction.
Rural families--Fiction.
Electronic Books.
PZ3 / .M779 2015