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Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

by Alice Hegan Rice · 1901

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In the shanty town called the Cabbage Patch, Mrs. Wiggs scrabbles for survival with her brood of children and hopes for the return of her husband, who left many years before.

Themes
friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thispovertypovertyMore like thisLess of thissingle mothersingle motherMore like thisLess of thiswidowswidowsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
American SouthAmerican SouthMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 153 pages

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