Daddy-Long-Legs — Webster, Jean
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Daddy-Long-Legs

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Summary

"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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Subjects (16)
  • Love stories
  • Young women -- Fiction
  • Category: Novels
  • Category: American Literature
  • Epistolary fiction
  • Bildungsromans
  • Orphans -- Fiction
  • PS
  • School Stories
  • Boarding schools -- Fiction
  • Schools -- Fiction
  • Women authors -- Fiction
  • Universities and colleges -- Fiction
  • Letters -- Fiction
  • Philanthropists -- Fiction
  • Women college students -- Fiction

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