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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jean_WebsterJean Webster - Wikipedia

    Jean Webster was the pen name of Alice Jane Chandler Webster (July 24, 1876 – June 11, 1916), an American author whose books include Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. Her best-known books feature lively and likeable young female protagonists who come of age intellectually, morally, and socially, but with enough humor, snappy dialogue, and gently biting social commentary to make her books palatable and enjoyable to contemporary readers.

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Jean-WebsterJean Webster | Children’s author, novelist, playwright ...

    Jun 7, 2024 · Jean Webster (born July 24, 1876, Fredonia, N.Y., U.S.—died June 11, 1916, New York, N.Y.) was an American writer who is best remembered for her fiction best-seller Daddy-Long-Legs, which was also successful in stage and motion picture adaptations. Webster adopted the name Jean while attending the Lady Jane Grey School in Binghamton, New York.

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  4. www.goodreads.com › author › showJean Webster (Author of Daddy-Long-Legs) - Goodreads

    Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster) was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy.Her most well-known books feature lively and likeable young female protagonists who come of age intellectually, morally, and socially, but with enough humor, snappy dialogue, and gently biting social commentary to make her books palatable and enjoyable to contemporary readers.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Daddy-Long-Legs_(novel)Daddy-Long-Legs (novel) - Wikipedia

    Jean Webster. Genre. Young adult. Publication date. 1912. Followed by. Dear Enemy. Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. 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.

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  6. www.literaryladiesguide.com › author-biographyJean Webster, Author of Daddy-Long-Legs - Literary Ladies Guide

    Aug 25, 2022 · Learn about the life and works of Jean Webster, an American author who wrote the classic girls' novel Daddy-Long-Legs. Discover her childhood, education, travels, marriage, and social welfare themes in her fiction.

  7. www.goodreads.com › author › listBooks by Jean Webster (Author of Daddy-Long-Legs) - Goodreads

    Jean Webster has 116 books on Goodreads with 164379 ratings. Jean Webster’s most popular book is Daddy-Long-Legs (Daddy-Long-Legs, #1).

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  9. www.gutenberg.org › files › 238The Project Gutenberg eBook of Dear Enemy, by Jean Webster

    Nov 10, 2022 · By Jean Webster. STONE GATE, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, December 27. Dear Judy: Your letter is here. I have read it twice, and with amazement. Do I understand that ...