Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster) was born July 24, 1876 and died June 11, 1916. She was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs…

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…

Webster’s sixth novel, it is a prequel to When Patty Went to College which chronicles the early years of the life of Patty Wyatt, an outgoing, lively girl with a…

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Jerusha Abbott (Judy) e un'orfana dell'Istituto John Grier, una ragazza sola e senza speranze. Un deprimente mercoledi, la sua vita cambia radicalmente e in modo inaspettato: grazie alle sue ottime…

A comical exploration of life in an all-girls college at the turn of the twentieth century that concentrates on Patty Wyatt, an outgoing, lively girl with a distinctly individual character…

A charming and interesting narrative about a young girl who discovers herself by correspondence with a man. The sincere efforts of one man secure the life of a young girl…