Project Gutenberg 1994-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 367 Webster, Jean 1876 1916 McKinney, Jean Webster Webster, Alice Jean Chandler Daddy-Long-Legs An improved version of this title is available as #40426. "Daddy-Long-Legs" by Jean Webster is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Jerusha Abbott, an orphan who is granted a unique opportunity to attend college thanks to an anonymous benefactor, whom she affectionately nicknames "Daddy-Long-Legs." This tale unfolds through a series of letters that Jerusha writes to her unseen patron, providing insights into her life, her aspirations, and her imaginative spirit as she navigates her new world of education and personal growth. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Jerusha, the oldest orphan at the John Grier Home, who feels a mixture of trepidation and excitement as she contemplates her future. Following an unusually successful meeting with a Trustee, she learns that she has been selected for college, a chance she never dreamed she would receive. The opening sets the tone for Jerusha's charming and earnest letters to her benefactor, detailing her experiences in college life, the friends she makes, and her evolving identity as she distances herself from her past at the orphanage. Expect warmth, humor, and a profound exploration of social themes such as class and gender within the context of early 20th-century America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Fiction Boarding schools -- Fiction Schools -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Bildungsromans Epistolary fiction Women authors -- Fiction Philanthropists -- Fiction Women college students -- Fiction Universities and colleges -- Fiction Letters -- Fiction PS Text School Stories Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Teaching & Education Browsing: Fiction 281183 281192 2024-09-01T04:33:54.863162 2023-10-01T04:27:03.314924 text/html text/html 281176 281185 2024-09-01T04:33:55.063203 2023-10-01T04:27:03.480884 text/html text/html 146750 2024-09-01T04:34:00.335133 application/epub+zip 149822 2024-09-01T04:33:56.350136 application/epub+zip 149822 2024-09-01T04:33:55.549143 application/epub+zip 283079 2024-09-01T04:34:03.338083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264621 2024-09-01T04:33:59.742138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264812 2022-09-01T04:36:01.144902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240829 240857 2024-09-01T04:33:54.399161 2023-10-01T04:27:03.071864 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 240704 2021-01-01T06:47:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91591 2021-01-01T06:47:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21105 2024-09-01T04:34:03.472088 application/rdf+xml 13090 2024-09-01T04:33:55.901142 image/jpeg 3147 2024-09-01T04:33:55.718138 image/jpeg 145629 2024-09-01T04:33:55.087127 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia