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  Daddy-Long-Legs

  by Marc D. Falkoff, Jean Webster

  The mysterious Daddy-long-legs promises to send Jerusha Abbot to college...provided she follows his rules.
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  Dear Enemy

  by Jean Webster

  Sallie McBride, the new director of the John Grier Home for Orphans, keeps her friends posted on the latest occurrences in that institution.
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  Daddy Long Legs

  by Jean Webster

  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... (more)
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  Daddy-long-legs (Everyman's Library Children's Classics)

  by Jean Webster

  First published in 1912, this is a modern version of "Cinderella", told in the form of letters. It is the love-story of an orphan and her unknown benefactor, written and illustrated by the great-niece of Mark Twain.
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  Dear Enemy

  a favour to her friend Judy, Sally McBride takes over the task of remaking the orphanage where Judy grew up. She finds herself at odds with the orphanage doctor, the gruff Dr. Robin MacRae.
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  Daddy-Long-Legs

  by Jean Webster

  Most people, writes Jerusha Abbot to Daddy-Long-Legs, run life as a race, at the end of which they are too tired to be happy. "I've decided to sit down by the way and pile up a lot of little happinesses." Here is a charming novel of an orphan who, through pluck and good cheer, wins the patronage of an anonymous trustee of her orphanage she calls "Daddy Long Legs." He sends the clever Jerusha to a girl's... (more)
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  Daddy Long Legs

  by Jean Webster

  Daddy Long Legs is a book written by Jean Webster. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Daddy Long Legs is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Jean Webster is highly recommended.... (more)
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  When Patty Went to College

  by Jean Webster

  With illustrations by C. D. Williams. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1903 edition by the Century Co., New York.
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  Daddy-long-legs (Everyman's Library Children's Classics)

  by Jean Webster

  You only wanted to hear from me once a month, didn't you? And I've been peppering you with letters every few days! But I've been so excited about all these new adventures that I MUST talk to somebody; and you're the only one I know. Please excuse my exuberance; I'll settle pretty soon. If my letters bore you, you can always toss them into the wastebasket. I promise not to write another till the middle of November. (more)
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  Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy (Penguin Classics)

  by Jean Webster, Elaine Showalter

  One of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Webster’s Daddy-Long-Legs (1912) follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer. Its sequel, Dear Enemy (1915), follows the progress of Judy’s former orphanage, now run by her friend Sallie McBride, who struggles to give her young charges hope... (more)