Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan (1870–1942).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice is a novel published in 1901. Set in a turn-of-the-century urban slum, it follows the optimistic widow Mrs. Wiggs and her five children as they navigate poverty with humor and resilience. Inspired by Rice's philanthropic work in Louisville, Kentucky, the story captures one family's determined spirit while two wealthy individuals seek to help the community. This beloved novel sold over 650,000 copies and inspired numerous stage and film adaptations.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
- Author credits: Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan (1870–1942)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Domestic fiction
- Female friendship -- Fiction
- Kentucky -- Fiction
- Louisville (Ky.) -- Fiction
- Poor families -- Fiction
- Poor women -- Fiction
- Single mothers -- Fiction
- Urban poor -- Fiction
- Widows -- Fiction
- Women benefactors -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Novels
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