
Daddy-Long-Legs
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.)
Rights & provenance
Public domain in the USA.
EU distribution not verified
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





