Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

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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...

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Main Author: Rice, Alice Hegan, 1870-1942
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
Subjects:
Widows > Fiction.
Poor women > Fiction.
Poor families > Fiction.
Rural families > Fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
FICTION > Literary.
Poor families
Poor women
Rural families
Widows
Southern States > Fiction.
États-Unis (Sud) > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Southern States
Fiction
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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."" This hopeful story follows the Wiggs as they face eviction from thei.
Physical Description:1 online resource (172 pages)
ISBN:9780813158211
0813158214

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