Alice Hegan Rice

Mrs. Wiggs Of The Cabbage Patch (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Alice Hegan Rice was an American novelist. Born in Shelbyville, Kentucky. 'Mrs. Wiggs Of The Cabbage Patch' is set in Louisville, Kentucky where Rice lived at the time. Though the threat of poverty and illness lie constantly at her door, Mrs. Wiggs keeps a sunny attitude that spreads its warmth over her little family and her neighbours. Despite her lack of education, her tiny means and the trauma's that have plagued her life, Mrs. Wiggs is an example of contentment and generosity that shines out within her tiny community and has its effect even on the wealthier citizens of the nearby town. Her plans to avoid disaster are often hilarious (especially when she approaches the local doctor and asks to sell her body for research in case she ever dies, in order to provide for her children's wellbeing!) but all show the purity and humility that live in her heart.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 98
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473388376
• Artikelnr.: 42049811

Autorenporträt

Alice Hegan Rice, also known as Alice Caldwell Hegan, (1870 - 1942) was an American novelist. Born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, she wrote over two dozen books, the most famous of which is Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. The book was a best seller in 1902 and is set in Louisville, Kentucky where she then lived. It was made into a successful play in 1903 and there were three Hollywood movie versions of it. The best known is the 1934 film starring Pauline Lord and W. C. Fields. Hegan was married to poet and dramatist Cale Young Rice. The house they lived in at 1444 St. James Court is still standing. She was a niece of author Frances Little (pseud.). Several of Alice Rice's earlier works were translated into German, French, Danish and Swedish and three (Mrs. Wiggs, Mr. Opp, and the Romance of Billy-Goat Hill) were dramatized. Both before and after she became a novelist she was favorably known also for short stories contributed to the magazines. She died at her home in Louisville in 1942.