This book, Jean
Websters 1912 novel, is dedicated To You. Today It is often classified as
childrens literature, but at the time it was part of a trend of girl or college
girl books which featured young female protagonists dealing with posthigh-school
concerns such as college, career, and marriage. These books predated the
contemporary view of adolescence.
An orphaned girl
named Judy Abbott and an unknown, unseen benefactor who sends her to college
and whom she refers to as Daddy-Long-Legs are the two principals in this
immensely popular modern-day fairy tale. Told through Judys letters and
illustrated by her own quaint drawings, DADDY-LONG-LEGS is a profound and
tender homage to the power of awakening love.
Webster herself
adapted it into a stage play which debuted in 1914. In addition, it was adapted
into a 1952 British stage musical comedy called Love from Judy, as well as
films in 1919, 1931, 1935,1955.
THE LETTERS OF MISS JERUSHA ABBOTT
TO MR. DADDY-LONG-LEGS SMITH
215 FERGUSSEN HALL, SEPTEMBER 24TH 10
1ST OCTOBER 12
10TH OCTOBER 14
25TH OCTOBER 19
15TH NOVEMBER 20
19TH DECEMBER 22
TOWARDS THE END OF THE CHRISTMAS VACATION.
EXACT DATE UNKNOWN. 25
THE IDES OF MARCH 33
26TH MARCH 34
2ND APRIL 35
THE INFIRMARY 4TH APRIL 36
8TH HOUR, MONDAY 37
27TH MAY 41
30TH MAY 43
9TH JUNE 47
LOCK WILLOW FARM, SATURDAY NIGHT 48
LOCK WILLOW, 12TH JULY 50
15TH SEPTEMBER 56
SEPTEMBER 25TH 57
17TH OCTOBER 59
12TH NOVEMBER 61
STONE GATE, WORCESTER, MASS., 31ST DECEMBER 62
6.30, SATURDAY 64
20TH JAN. 66
4TH FEBRUARY 68
5TH MARCH 70
24TH MARCH, MAYBE THE 25TH 73
7TH APRIL 75
10TH APRIL 78
11TH APRIL 79
4TH MAY 81
2ND JUNE 87
5TH JUNE 88
9TH JUNE 90
LOCK WILLOW FARM, 3RD AUGUST 91
10TH AUGUST 93
25TH AUGUST 99
10TH SEPTEMBER 105
26TH SEPTEMBER 107
30TH SEPTEMBER 109
9TH NOVEMBER 111
7TH DECEMBER 113
20TH DECEMBER 116
11TH JANUARY 117
11TH FEBRUARY 121
5TH MARCH 122
24TH APRIL 124
15TH MAY 126