num_pages: 316
description: 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 her mysterious sponsor, who she nicknames ""Daddy Long Legs"" due to his elongated shadow. Through her letters, Jerusha shares her experiences at college, her friendships, and her growing feelings for a fellow student named Jervis Pendleton. As she begins to learn more about her sponsor, Jerusha discovers surprising truths about her past and her future. Daddy Long Legs is a heartwarming and uplifting tale of self-discovery, love, and the power of education.1912. Webster was a grandniece of Mark Twain. She was interested in social work, especially the fields of childcare and prison reform, but her main occupation was writing. She wrote a number of short stories and novels for younger readers including her most famous work, Daddy- Long-Legs. In Daddy-Long-Legs Jerusha Abbot is an orphan with a wicked pen and penetrating insight. Lately of the John Grier Home for orphans, of which too little good cannot be said, Miss Abbott embarks upon a course of college study funded by an anonymous benefactor. This epistolary story contains her charming letters to her unknown Daddy-Long-Legs, named by Miss Abbott because only once at the orphanage did she see his shadow drawn out in the headlights of the car toward which he walked. The insight and wit in this little book are priceless. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
language: English
title: Daddy Long Legs
titlecomplete: Daddy Long Legs
characters: Sallie McBride, Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, Jimmy McBride, Julia Pendleton, Jervis Pendleton
genres: Historical, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, Novels, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Humor, Romance
ratings_count: 64627
series: Daddy-Long-Legs
publisher: Kessinger Publishing