Literature Network » Kate Douglas Wiggin

A SUNNY PRODUCTION OF `REBECCA' AT WHEELOCK

Content courtesy of

From: The Boston Globe
Date: 20011110
Author:Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent

High-spirited, imaginative, and earnest, with an unquenchable thirst for adventure, the star of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" is one of juvenile literature's most vibrant young heroines. Kate Douglas Wiggin's tale follows the young farm girl as she leaves her large, impoverished family for the opportunity to live with her two aunts in the city and get a real education.

Her mother hopes "it will be the making of Rebecca," and indeed it is. But it is a bit more of an education than Rebecca bargained for, as the plucky youngster has to learn how to deal with her unrelievedly stern and arrogant ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on Kate Douglas Wiggin

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.