A Southern Spelling Bee By Alice Adams You need an active subscription to view this contentYou should really subscribe now!Or login if you already have a subscription. Share — Issue: Winter 1977 / Volume 53/1 Published: December 11, 2003 Alice Adams Alice Adams (1926-1999) was the author of eleven novels and five short story collections, including Careless Love, Families and Survivors, and Superior Women.