DaddyLongLegs, Jean Webster
DaddyLongLegs, Jean Webster
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Daddy-Long-Legs

Author: Jean Webster

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 4 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/30/2011

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

First published in 1912, Daddy-Long-Legs is an epistolary novel that follows orphan Jerusha "Judy" Abbott through her college years through a series of letters written to her anonymous benefactor, whom she nicknames "Daddy-Long-Legs." As Judy learns to navigate the complex world of studies, social life, and romance, her letters convey her growth and address the increasingly complex questions that preoccupy her. A classic coming-of-age story featuring a clever, engaging, and altogether realistic heroine, Daddy-Long-Legs has been a beloved tale since its publication and continues to delight its audiences.

About Jean Webster

Jean Webster is the pseudonym of American writer Alice Jane Chandler Webster (1876-1916). Best known for her epistolary novel Daddy-Long-Legs, her other works include Dear Enemy, When Patty Went to College, Jerry Junior, and Just Patty, several of which Webster adapted for the stage. Born in Fredonia, New York, she attended Vassar College, where she majored in English and economics. Her writing, characterized by lively and likeable heroines, engaging dialogue, and clever humor, often addresses themes of women's education and suffrage and social reform.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christy on February 01, 2008

I highly recommend that men DON'T read this, and I highly recommend that women - particularly girls who enjoy Little Women, Jane Eyre, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, etc. (basically old-fashioned chick flick books with substance) - DO read this. It's sweet and funny and different, not h......more

Goodreads review by Raya راية on August 01, 2016

"من المُمتع حقاً أن نعيش الكتب لا أن نكتبها." بعد قرائتي للرواية الكئيبة والمآساوية "لا تخبري ماما" لتوني ماغواير وما أحدثته في نفسي من أثر سيء؛ اخترت أن اقرأ رواية خفيفة تنشلني من هول الصدمات.. من المُمتع أيضاً أن تكتشف بأن مسلسلك الكرتوني المُفضّل "صاحب الظل الطويل" مأخوذ عن هذه الرواية. أبي طوي......more

Goodreads review by Pakinam on March 19, 2024

"لقد اكتشفت السر الحقيقي للسعادة,ويكمن هذا في أن تعيش اللحظة وألا تتحسر على الماضي على الدوام,أوتفكر بالمستقبل ,بل أن تحصل على أكبر قدر من هذه اللحظة. سأستمتع بكل لحظة وسأعرف أنني أستمتع أثناء ذلك معظم الناس لايحيون, بل يكتفون بالجري,ويحاولون بلوغ هدف ما بعيد في الافق ثم يكون أول ما يكتشفونه أنهم صار......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on February 08, 2017

Daddy-Long-Legs is a delightful short novel written in 1912. Basically it's along the lines of "Anne Shirley goes to a girls' college." It's mostly epistolary, told in the form of letters written by the main character where she talks (and jokes) about her daily life. At the beginning of our story, Je......more