Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster

"Daddy-Long-Legs" by Jean Webster is an epistolary novel published in 1912. It follows Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, an orphan sent to college by a mysterious benefactor she has never seen. Through monthly letters addressed to the anonymous "Daddy-Long-Legs," Judy chronicles her transformation from institutionalized orphan to educated young woman. As she navigates college life, friendships, and her dreams of becoming a writer, Judy remains unaware of her benefactor's true identity—a revelation that will ultimately change everything. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Webster, Jean, 1876-1916
Title Daddy-Long-Legs
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy-Long-Legs_(novel)
Note An improved version of this title is available as #40426.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Orphans -- Fiction
Subject Boarding schools -- Fiction
Subject Schools -- Fiction
Subject Young women -- Fiction
Subject Love stories
Subject Bildungsromans
Subject Epistolary fiction
Subject Women authors -- Fiction
Subject Philanthropists -- Fiction
Subject Women college students -- Fiction
Subject Universities and colleges -- Fiction
Subject Letters -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 157
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 1, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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