Lovey Mary (book)
1903 novel by Alice Hegan Rice / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lovey Mary is a 1903 novel by the American writer Alice Hegan Rice. The novel was first serialized in the monthly Century Magazine beginning in December 1902,[1] then was published in book form by The Century Company on February 28, 1903.[2] It was a sequel to the author's 1901 novel Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. The book contains eighteen illustrations by Florence Scovel Shinn, one of which is reproduced on the cover.[3] The story spans three years in the life of Lovey Mary, an orphan who finds acceptance among the poor folks of the Cabbage Patch, an area which was inspired by Rice's personal experiences growing up in Kentucky.
Author | Alice Hegan Rice |
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Cover artist | Florence Scovel Shinn |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Fiction - Humerous sentiment |
Publisher | The Century Company |
Publication date | Feb 1903 (US) |
Media type | |
Pages | 197 |
While not as successful as Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, Rice's 1903 novel was well-enough received to be dramatized later that year and adapted into a film in 1926.