| Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy Contributor(s): Webster, Jean (Author), Showalter, Elaine (Introduction by), Showalter, Elaine (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0143039067 ISBN-13: 9780143039068 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: One of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Websters "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), also told in letters, follows the progress of Judys former orphanage now run by her friend Sallie McBride, who struggles to give her young charges hope and a new life. Full of irrepressible female characters that both recall Alcotts Jo March and anticipate the popular heroines of contemporary literature, Websters novels are witty, heartfelt, and delightfully modern. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Epistolary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004048210 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.06" W x 7.72" (0.58 lbs) 357 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 and a new life. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |