Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs is a classic novel by Jean Webster. The story is told through a series of letters written by the main character, Jerusha ""Judy"" Abbott, to her anonymous benefactor, whom she nicknames ""Daddy Long Legs"" because of his elongated shadow. Judy is an orphan who is given the opportunity to attend college thanks to her mysterious benefactor. She is thrilled to be able to pursue her dreams of becoming a writer and starts to send regular letters to her benefactor to update him on her progress. As Judy navigates college life, she falls in love with a young man named Jervis Pendleton, who is also a trustee of the college. However, she is hesitant to reveal her feelings to him because of the difference in their social status. Throughout the novel, Judy grows and matures as a person, learning important lessons about love, friendship, and the importance of education. Daddy Long Legs is a heartwarming and inspiring story that has captured the hearts of readers for generations.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.