"The Four-Pools Mystery" by Jean Webster. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
"Jerry" by Jean Webster. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a...
"Daddy-Long-Legs" – Jerusha «Judy» Abbott was brought up at the John Grier Home, an old-fashioned orphanage. At the age of 17, Judy is informed by the asylum's dour matron that one of the trustees has offered to pay her way through college. Judy 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 has an obligation to write him a monthly letter, but she will never know his...
Ameerika kirjaniku noorsooromaan, mis alates oma ilmumisest 1912. aastal on jätkuvalt kuulunud mitme põlvkonna lemmikraamatute hulka kogu maailmas. Koolitüdruku Judy Abbotti kirjad oma tundmatule hooldajale, kellest ta on näinud üksnes varju, jutustavad tema kooli- ja internaadielust, kujutades paljude humoorikate seikade kaudu minategelase arenemist tüdrukust neiuks.
This meticulously edited collection contains the best works of Jean Webster, American author of novels for young women. Her best-known books feature lively and likeable young female protagonists who come of age intellectually, morally, and socially, but with enough humor, snappy dialogue, and gently biting social commentary to make her books palatable and enjoyable to contemporary readers. Table of Contents: "Daddy-Long-Legs" is a tale of Judy Abbott, orphan girl who gets adopted by an...
This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works – the Œuvre – of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook – easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Daddy-Long-Legs • Daddy Long-Legs: A Comedy in Four Acts • Dear Enemy • When Patty Went to College • The Four-Pools Mystery • Just Patty • The Wheat Princess • Jerry Junior • Much Ado About Peter • Jerry
