Her mother was a strong, independent woman, Mark Twain's own niece, who came from a family of forceful matriarchs. Her father, Charles Webster was Mark Twain's business manager and head of Twain's publishing company, Charles Webster & Co. Jean Webster was born in New York into a literary family. It is in a way a Beauty and the Beast fairy tale that reflects the transformation of the characters and their attitudes towards each other and life. Apart from being a heart-warming story, it also reflects the author's social concerns and her interest in women's issues and the suffragette movement. The book is a young girl's classic coming-of-age tale, a genre that includes the Little Women trilogy, the Katy series and the Anne of Green Gables books. It follows an epistolatory format and traces the story through a series of letters exchanged between the youthful heroine, Jerusha and her mysterious benefactor whom she has privately nicknamed Daddy-Long-Legs based on a brief glimpse she caught of him once. The only condition he makes is that he remain anonymous and that she write to him regularly about her progress.ĭaddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster was first published in 1912. One of the visitors, a wealthy Trustee of the orphanage, has offered to fund Jerusha's college education and fulfill her dreams of becoming a writer. Her anxiety leads her into wild speculation when she is summoned to the matron's office. On reaching adulthood, the orphanage can no longer offer shelter to its inmates. Jerusha Abbott, an eighteen year old orphan, faces an uncertain future in the charity home where she has lived all her life.
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