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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchAlice Caldwell Hegan ; with an introduction by William F. Axton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)2015.Description: 1 online resource (172 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813158211
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PZ3 .M779 2015
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Subject: 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.
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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.

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