Thursday, July 17, 2008

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

How amazing to think that this book was published over a hundred years ago!

Long before computers arrived on the scene, someone painstakingly set the type for each page of this book. And the care he took shows, not to mention that the paper in it has not yellowed even as much as my morning newspaper does from sitting out in the sun for a few hours.

This is a sweet and famous story about a poor woman and her family living in the Cabbage Patch, a poverty-stricken neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky. Mrs. Wiggs is a widow who looks for the best in whatever happens. She and her family cross paths with a pair of wealthy people who can learn from Mrs. Wiggs' optimism.

This book is hardcover, has 154 pages, was printed in 1903 and is in very good condition, considering its age. Sorry....this one's sold.

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