Daddy Long Legs

By Jean Webster

Daddy-Long-Legs is a novel written in the form of a series of letters from a bright young girl, Jerusha Abbott, to her unknown benefactor. Jerusha grew up in an orphanage and one of its trustees offers to pay for her to go to college after reading one of her entertaining essays. This benefactor’s conditions are that Jerusha must write to him regularly to update him on her progress, but he will remain unknown. Jerusha, who catches a glimpse of him, address her letters to ‘Daddy-Long-Legs’.This delightful epistolary novel traces the next few years of Jerusha’s life, as she completes her education and seeks independence. Does she meet Daddy-Long-Legs in the end and who does he turn out to be? You’ll have to read this enjoyable book to find out! This edition includes timelines of the author’s life and the original year of publication, which provide the literary, historical, and cultural context of the book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Niyogi
• Release date: Sep 8, 2020
• ISBN: 9789389136678

Jean Webster

Jean Webster (1876-1916) was a pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster, an American author of books that contained humorous and likeable young female protagonists. Her works include Daddy-Long-Legs, Dear Enemy, and When Patty Went to College. Politically and socially active, she often included issues of socio-political interest in her novels.

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