The artwork used for the cover is 'La Toilette' by Antonio Fabrés. Production notes: This ebook of Daddy Long-Legs was published by Global Grey on the 10th June 2018, and updated on the 10th August 2022. This book has 37,335 words, 115 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1912. Jerusha only catches a glimpse of the man, and because of his height, she comes up with the nick-name Daddy Long-Legs. John Smith, and that she must understand that he will never reply. Among the stipulations is that she will never know his identity, she must write to the benefactor monthly as he thinks that letter-writing is an important way to improve the skills of a writer, that she must address him as Mr.

One of the trustees (who believes she has the potential to become a great writer) offers to pay her way through college and also give her a monthly allowance. Written in the form of letters, it is the story of Jerusha (Judy) Abbott, who grows up in an orphanage. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month. Jerusha's unusual first name was selected by the matron off a grave stone, while her surname. The children were wholly dependent on charity and had to wear other people's cast-off clothes. Jerusha Abbott was brought up at the John Grier Home, an old-fashioned orphanage. Or read online.ĭaddy Long-Legs is a book written by American writer Jean Webster, first published in 1912. A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. LibriVox recording of Daddy-Long-Legs, by Jean Webster. Daddy Long-Legs Jean WebsterĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle (mobi and AZW3) ebook formats.

Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster