Bell, John Joy — Wee MacGreegor: A Scottish Story

Very Good No dust jacket as issued Grosset & Dunlap First American Edition Publisher's full red cloth, white lettering on spine, white lettering, borders,, and ribbon medallion on cover. A large (16x11") article from the November 1903 edition of The Ladies Home Journal entitled "A New "Wee MacGregor" Story" (Ships that Pass) with an illustration by Florence Scovel Shinn is laid-in (folded). NB: Wee MacGreegor: A Scottish Story is a beloved, humorous classic of Scottish literature written by journalist and author John Joy Bell (J. J. Bell). The character first stole readers' hearts in 1901 through a series of newspaper short stories in the Glasgow Evening Times before being published in book form in 1902. Written primarily in the distinct Glasgow dialect, the book offers a warm, nostalgic window into early 20th-century working-class life. The protagonist, Macgregor Robinson (popularly known as "Wee Macgreegor"), is a mischievous, cheeky young boy of about seven or eight with an insatiable sweet tooth. The original vignettes were an instant commercial phenomenon, prompting a wave of "MacGreegor mania" that caused a massive real-world spike in demand for tablet sweets across Glasgow. J. J. Bell followed up his massive success with several sequels that traced the boy's life as he aged, including his adolescence, his courtship of a local girl named Christina, and eventually, his time in the trenches of World War I in Wee MacGreegor Enlists. The character was later adapted into a successful 1911 stage play and a 1923 silent film titled The Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart. Today, the original stories are widely preserved as cultural treasures of Scottish literary history.. Cover lightly rubbed, former owner's name on ffep, lettering on spine faded, else fine; otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD.. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 201, (8-adverts) pages NY