Jean Webster

Daddy Long Legs is a classic novel by Jean Webster, first published in 1912. The story follows the life of Jerusha Abbott, a young orphan who is given the opportunity to attend college by an anonymous benefactor whom she calls ""Daddy Long Legs"" due...

Daddy Long Legs is a classic novel by Jean Webster that tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, a young orphan girl who is sent to college by an anonymous benefactor. The only condition of her scholarship is that she must write regular letters to...

First published in 1912, this young adult novel is comprised mostly of letters from orphan Jerusha "Judy" Abbott to her anonymous benefactor whom she names "Daddy Long Legs". The letters chronicle her departure from the orphanage through four years of college. Judy makes new...

At 18 years old, Jerusha Abbott is the eldest child stuck in an orphanage with every other kid's responsibility on her shoulders. Her life takes a pivotal turn when an unnamed man, who is a trustee of the orphanage, pays for her college education...

Daddy Long Legs is a heartwarming and timeless coming-of-age novel that will leave readers enchanted. Written in the form of letters, this captivating story follows an orphan named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott as she navigates life, love, and her mysterious benefactor. Discover a tale filled...

When Jerusha Abbott, an eighteen-year-old girl living in an orphan asylum, was told that a mysterious millionaire had agreed to pay for her education, it was like a dream come true. For the first time in her life, she had someone she could pretend...

When Jerusha Abbott, an eighteen-year-old girl living in an orphan asylum, was told that a mysterious millionaire had agreed to pay for her education, it was like a dream come true. For the first time in her life, she had someone she could pretend...

Jean Webster's own adaptation of her now classic novel was the much talked about Broadway hit of 1914. Her story "Daddy Long Legs" was originally published as a serial in the Ladies' Home Journal and when the play opened in September, 1914 it was...

One of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Webster's Daddy-Long-Legs follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer.Author: Jean WebsterISBN-10: 1717300219ISBN-13: 9781717300218Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage:...

Daddy Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen.Author: Jean...

Author: Jean WebsterISBN-10: 1482065681ISBN-13: 9781482065688Publisher: Callender PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/18/2013Pages: 254Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen. Jerusha Abbott...

Young orphan Judy Abbott's life is turned upside down following an unexpected message. An anonymous benefactor has offered to pay for Judy to attend college on one condition - she must write to the mysterious donor every month to update them on her progress,...

'A well-written and very accessible abridgment of the classic Daddy Long Legs. Perfect for introducing this text to 7 to 12 year olds.' --The Wishing ShelfJerusha Abbott is a lonely orphan raised in the John Grier Home. She dreams of being an author, but...

'A well-written and very accessible abridgment of the classic Daddy Long Legs. Perfect for introducing this text to 7 to 12 year olds.' --The Wishing ShelfJerusha Abbott is a lonely orphan raised in the John Grier Home. She dreams of being an author, but...

Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster, July 24, 1876 - June 11, 1916) was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. Her best-known books feature lively and likeable young female protagonists who come of age intellectually,...

Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, as she leaves an orphanage and is sent to college by a benefactor whom she has never seen. This book was Webster's best-known work. Webster...

An orphaned girl named Judy Abbott and an unknown, unseen benefactor who sends her to college and whom she refers to as "Daddy-Long-Legs" are the two principals in this immensely popular modern-day fairy tale. Told through Judy's letters and illustrated by her own quaint...

A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month and that she can never know who he is. Judy's life at college is a whirlwind of...

The oldest orphan at a dreary home for foundlings, Judy Abbott is about to go off to college -- a dream she's been able to realize with the help of a benefactor who insists on remaining anonymous. There's a catch, though: Judy has to...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen.Author: Jean WebsterISBN-10:...

Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen. Jerusha Abbott...

2016 Reprint of 1912 Edition. "Daddy-Long-Legs" is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she...

Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen.Author: Jean WebsterISBN-10:...

First published in 1912, Jean Webster's "Daddy-Long-Legs" is the tale of Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, raised in the John Grier House, a bleak orphanage, and left as a baby without even a name from her parents. Told in a series of letters, this modern girls'...

Author: Jean WebsterISBN-10: 8027341566ISBN-13: 9788027341566Publisher: E-ArtnowLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/06/2021Pages: 230Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d

Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen.Jerusha Abbott was...

One of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Webster's Daddy-Long-Legs (1912) follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer. Its sequel, Dear Enemy (1915), follows the...

Daddy Long Legs has been adapted on stage and screen many times, most famously as the Shirley Temple movie Curly Top, and the Fred Astaire-Leslie Caron movie Daddy Long Legs. Daddy Long Legs is a classic that still amuses and inspires. Most people, writes...

Daddy Long Legs has been adapted on stage and screen many times, most famously as the Shirley Temple movie Curly Top, and the Fred Astaire-Leslie Caron movie Daddy Long Legs. Daddy Long Legs is a classic that still amuses and inspires. Most people, writes...

One of the great coming-of-age novels, Jean Webster's Daddy-Long-Legs is the story of an orphan who is sent to college by an anonymous benefactor on one condition: that she write him one letter reporting her progress each month. Having lived in an orphanage since...

One of the great coming-of-age novels, Jean Webster's Daddy-Long-Legs is the story of an orphan who is sent to college by an anonymous benefactor on one condition: that she write him one letter reporting her progress each month. Having lived in an orphanage since...

Author: Jean WebsterISBN-10: 802734154XISBN-13: 9788027341542Publisher: E-ArtnowLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/06/2021Pages: 92Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d

Daddy Long Legs: Illustrator Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has...

Dear Enemy is a novel written by Jean Webster, first published in 1915. The story revolves around an American woman named Sallie McBride, who is asked by her friend Judy Abbott to take over as superintendent of the orphanage where Judy was raised. Sallie...

Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster, July 24, 1876 - June 11, 1916) was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. Her best-known books feature lively and likeable young female protagonists who come of age intellectually,...

Jean Webster (1876-1916) was an American novelist, playwright, and social activist. During the start of the twentieth century (1912), Webster wrote "Daddy-Long-Legs", an epistolary, best-selling novel that she developed into a play. It met with much success, and the characters were sold as dolls,...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Jean WebsterISBN-10: 1508889414ISBN-13: 9781508889410Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1915 Edition.Author: Jean WebsterISBN-10: 1502481162ISBN-13: 9781502481160Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2014Pages: 170Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.36d

Dear Enemy (1915), follows the progress of Judy's former orphanage, now run by her friend Sallie McBride, who struggles to give her young charges hope and a new life.Author: Jean WebsterISBN-10: 1985278057ISBN-13: 9781985278059Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/2018Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.02h x...

Dear Enemy is the 1915 sequel to Jean Webster's 1912 novel Daddy-Long-Legs. It was among the top 10 best sellers in the U.S. in 1916. The story is presented in a series of letters written by Sallie McBride, Judy Abbott's classmate and best friend...

Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster, 1876 - 1916) was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. Her best-known books feature lively and likeable young female protagonists who come of age intellectually, morally, and socially, but...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ...you to account. You were in New York last week, and...

Author: Jean WebsterISBN-10: 8027341558ISBN-13: 9788027341559Publisher: E-ArtnowLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/06/2021Pages: 146Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Dear EnemyThe sequel to Jean Webster's novel Daddy-Long-Legs As Daddy-Long-Legs traced Judy Abbott's growth from a young girl into an adult, Dear Enemy shows how Sallie McBride grows from a frivolous socialite to a mature woman and an able executive. It also follows the...

Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster, July 24, 1876 - June 11, 1916) was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. Her best-known books feature lively and likeable young female protagonists who come of age intellectually,...

Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster, July 24, 1876 - June 11, 1916) was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. Her best-known books feature lively and likeable young female protagonists who come of age intellectually,...

Excerpt: ...after travelling five weeks with him. We simply struck in Switzerland and sent him on to Italy alone. I had hoped he would meet us in Valedolmo, but we have been detained here longer than we expected, and now heAuthor: Jean WebsterISBN-10: 1481161652ISBN-13:...

Excerpt: ...dying to see you; I have some beautiful news thatAuthor: Jean WebsterISBN-10: 150248112XISBN-13: 9781502481122Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2014Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.31d