Daddy-Long-Legs
About this book
From poor lonely orphan to sophisticated young woman — Jerusha Abbott can hardly believe her good fortune. All her life Jerusha has lived at the drearyJohn Grier Home for orphans. Now that she's seventeen, her time there is up and her prospects for the future are dim. But suddenly an anonymous benefactor sends her to a posh northerstern college for women. All Jerusha must do in return is write to the man she nicknames Daddy-Long-Legs and tell him of her progress. And what progress there is! Jerusha — now Judy because she has always hated her name — reads everything from *Mother Goose* to Plato, joins the basketball team, buys her first pair of stockings, writes a novel, wins a scholarship, lives with two roomates who couldn't be more different; and, for the first time in her life, falls in love.
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 78054 readers · 185 pages · ≈ 3 h 26 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Daddy-Long-Legs?
About ≈ 3 h 26 m — 185 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Daddy-Long-Legs?
185 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Daddy-Long-Legs?
It sits on the Drama, Fiction shelves.
Has Daddy-Long-Legs been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Sukkar (2023), Daddy-Long-Legs (2005), Daddy Long Legs (1955).
Is Daddy-Long-Legs in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who wrote Daddy-Long-Legs?
Jean Webster (1876–1916).
Where can I read Daddy-Long-Legs online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library