Daddy-Long-Legs

Description

"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.)

Subjects

• Orphans -- Fiction
• Boarding schools -- Fiction
• Schools -- Fiction
• Young women -- Fiction
• Love stories
• Bildungsromans
• Epistolary fiction
• Women authors -- Fiction
• Philanthropists -- Fiction
• Women college students -- Fiction
• Universities and colleges -- Fiction
• Letters -- Fiction
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