Lovey Mary

Lovey Mary is a heartwarming novel written by Alice Hegan Rice. The story revolves around a young girl named Mary who is born into poverty and neglect in the slums of Louisville, Kentucky. Despite the harsh circumstances of her upbringing, Mary is a resilient and optimistic child who dreams of a better life.When Mary is taken in by a wealthy family, she is exposed to a world of privilege and luxury that she never knew existed. However, she struggles to fit in and adapt to her new surroundings, and her kind-hearted nature often leads her into trouble.As Mary grows up, she faces a series of challenges and setbacks, including the loss of her beloved mentor and the betrayal of someone she trusted. But through it all, she never loses her spirit or her determination to make a better life for herself.Lovey Mary is a touching and inspiring story about the power of hope, perseverance, and love in the face of adversity. It is a timeless classic that has touched the hearts of readers for generations.1903. From the author of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. The story begins. Everything about Lovey Mary was a contradiction, from her hands and feet, which seemed to have been meant for a big girl, to her high ideals and aspirations, that ought to have belonged to an amiable one. The only ingredient which might have reconciled all the conflicting elements in her chaotic little bosom was one which no one had ever taken the trouble to supply. When Miss Bell, the matron of the home, came to receive Lovey Mary�������s confession of repentance, she found her at an upstairs window making hideous faces and kicking the furniture. The depth of her repentance could always be gauged by the violence of her conduct. Miss Bell looked at her as she should have looked at one of the hieroglyphs on the Obelisk. She had been trying to decipher her for thirteen years.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.