Jean Webster

Com tinta e papel, a órfã Judy constrói uma ponte para a alma que a salvou. Suas cartas, cheias de humor e sonhos, são o refúgio de uma jovem que acaba de ser aceita em uma universidade no início do

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The much-loved tale of Judy Abbott, a lively, endearing young girl growing up in an orphanage. Her dreams of college seem in vain until the unknown benefactor offers to pay for her tuition.The only requirements are that she must write to him every month, and that she can never know who he is. Judy''s letters to him about life at college are full of her hopes and dreams, troubles, and a growing friendship with the handsome Jervis Pendleton.With so much going on in her life, Judy can scarcely stop writing, and when she discovers who daddy long-legs is, there is a happily-ever-after surprise.

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Sallie, una chica colorina, crespa, de temperamento apasionado y proveniente de una clase acomoda, acepta el cargo de directora del Hogar John Grier, destinado a acoger huérfanos, con la esperanza de poder darles una oportunidad a todos los niños que viven alli y de prepararlos para que sepan enfrentar la vida cuando deban partir y enfrentarse al mundo. Para lograrlo, pone en marcha una serie de reformas sobre las cuales tendra diferencias de opinion con Robien Mc Rae, medico del hogar. De alli que ella lo llame "mi querido Enemigo"La novela epistolar Mi querido enemigo es la radiografia de un ser y su mundo. Sallie, con gran sentido de humor y una enorme ternura, nos mostrara la realidad de la epoca, la vida de los niños en los orfanatos, la actitud de la sociedad frente a ellos y frente al tema de la adopcion.

(Note: U.K. English edition of #20358; this edition has no illus.)

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Daddy Long-Legs illustrated Jean Webster - Daddy Long-Legs is a book written by Jean Webster and first published in 1912. It tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, who grew up in an orphanage but was sent to college by a mysterious benefactor she calls Daddy Long-Legs. In college she falls in love with a young man who wants to marry her, but she refuses because she is an orphan. Finally, after Jerusha--now Judy--graduates, she asks to meet her benefactor.

When Patty Went to College is Jean Websters first novel, published in 1903. It is a humorous look at life in an all-girls college at the turn of the 20th century. Patty Wyatt, the protagonist of this story is a bright, fun loving, imperturbable girl who does not like to conform. The book describes her many escapades on campus during her senior year at college. Patty enjoys life on campus and uses her energies in playing pranks and for the entertainment of herself and her friends. An intelligent girl, she uses creative methods to study only as much as she feels necessary. Patty is, however, a believer in causes and a champion of the weak. She goes out of her way to help a homesick freshman Olivia Copeland who believes she will be sent home when she fails four subjects in the examination.

When Patty Went to College is Jean Websters first novel, published in 1903. It is a humorous look at life in an all-girls college at the turn of the 20th century. Patty Wyatt, the protagonist of this story is a bright, fun loving, imperturbable girl who does not like to conform. The book describes her many escapades on campus during her senior year at college. Patty enjoys life on campus and uses her energies in playing pranks and for the entertainment of herself and her friends. An intelligent girl, she uses creative methods to study only as much as she feels necessary. Patty is, however, a believer in causes and a champion of the weak. She goes out of her way to help a homesick freshman Olivia Copeland who believes she will be sent home when she fails four subjects in the examination. (Summary by wikipedia.org)

In The Four Pools Mystery the tyrannical plantation owner is deemed responsible for his own murder because of his mistreatment of the former slaves who continued in his employment after the war. Jean 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 and Dear Enemy.

Jerusha Abbott was brought up at the John Grier Home, an old-fashioned orphanage. The children were wholly dependent on charity and had to wear other peoples cast-off clothes. Jerushas unusual first name was selected by the matron off a grave stone, while her surname was selected out of the phone book. At the age of 18, she has finished her education and is at loose ends, still working in the dormitories at the institution where she was brought up. One day, after the asylums trustees have made their monthly visit, Jerusha is informed by the asylums dour matron that one of the trustees has offered to pay her way through college. He has spoken to her former teachers and thinks she has potential to become an excellent writer. He will pay her tuition and also give her a generous monthly allowance. Jerusha must write him a monthly letter, because he believes that letter-writing is important to the development of a writer. However, she will never know his identity; she must address the letters to Mr. John Smith, and he will never reply. Jerusha catches a glimpse of the shadow of her benefactor from the back, and knows he is a tall long-legged man. Because of this, she jokingly calls him "Daddy Long-Legs." She attends a womens college, but the name and location are never identified; however, men from Princeton University are frequently mentioned as dates, so it is certainly on the East Coast. The college is almost certainly based on the authors alma mater, Vassar College, judging from college traditions mentioned. She illustrates her letters with childlike line drawings, also created by Jean Webster.