| Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Contributor(s): Rice, Alice Hegan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813190746 ISBN-13: 9780813190747 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: 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 their dilapidated house and take in two orphanage fugitives. Out of print for many years, this charming, funny chronicle of hope triumphing over despair is finally available to a new generation of readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004270852 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.54" W x 8.38" (0.52 lbs) 154 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky - Locality - Louisville, Kentucky - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 their dilapidated house and take in two orphanage fugitives. Out of print for many years, this charming, funny chronicle of hope triumphing over despair is finally available to a new generation of readers. |