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Awful daya day to be awaited with dread, endured with courage and forgotten with haste. A black mans tribute to his white mother pdf epub book. Jerusha catches a glimpse of the shadow of her benefactor from the back, and knows he is a tall longlegged man. It follows the protagonist, jerusha judy abbott, as she leaves an orphanage and is sent to college by a benefactor whom she has never seen. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen.
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Jean webster 18761916 was born alice jane chandler webster in fredonia, new york. Jean webster, american writer who is best remembered for her fiction bestseller daddylonglegs, which was also successful in stage and motion picture adaptations. The classic book, daddy long legs, by jean webster. It revolves around jerusha judy abbott, a young girl who grew up in an orphanage. Because of this, she jokingly calls him daddy longlegs. It is based on the 1912 novel of the same name by jean webster. Daddylonglegs by jean webster free ebook project gutenberg. Dont let that keep you from trying this book despite the complete lack of any sort of surprise involved in the narrative, it was such a fun, comforting read. Daddy longlegs, a comedy in four acts by jean webster. The classic book, the reluctant dragon, by kenneth grahame. One of the great novels of american girlhood, jean websters daddylonglegs follows the adventures of an orphan named judy abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her. But he planned the matter in detail, and i did not feel free to make any.
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