Lovey Mary

Lovey Mary is a novel by Alice Hegan Rice that was first published in 1903. The story is set in a poor neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, and follows the life of Mary, a young girl who is left to fend for herself after her mother dies. Mary is forced to live with her alcoholic father, who neglects and abuses her. Despite her difficult upbringing, Mary is a kind and resilient girl who dreams of a better life.One day, Mary is taken in by Miss Bray, a wealthy woman who sees potential in the young girl. Miss Bray helps Mary get an education and encourages her to pursue her dreams. Mary becomes a nurse and falls in love with a doctor named Dr. Fenwick. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Dr. Fenwick is engaged to another woman.As Mary navigates the challenges of her personal and professional life, she must also confront the social and economic inequalities that plague her community. Lovey Mary is a poignant story of resilience, love, and the power of education to transform lives.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.