By clicking “Accept,” you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies on your device as set forth in our Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy. Please note that certain cookies are essential for this website to function properly and do not require user consent to be deployed.

Alice Caldwell Hegan

About the Author

Alice Hegan Rice (1870-1942) was an American novelist and short-story writer. Her short stories, published in magazines, were popular, but her best-known work is Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1901), which was made into a play in 1903 and served as a screen vehicle for W. C. Fields in 1934.