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Daddy Long Legs is a beloved story in the spirit of Jane Austen, the Bronte Sisters, and Downton Abbey. This heartwarming Cinderella story about a witty and winsome young woman and her mysterious benefactor charmed audiences of all ages from Los Angeles to London, when it made its musical debut. Critics called the story one of the most enthralling, entertaining, and moving love stories. And now, you can listen to the story told by the musical's Jerusha Abbott herself, Megan McGinnis.

Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1912 novel by an American writer Jean Webster, written in the form of letters. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha “Judy” Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen.View our full collection of podcasts at our website: https://www.solgoodmedia.com or YouTube channel: https://www.solgood.org/subscribe Check out our ad free subscription: http://www.adfreesounds.com for our Premium, 10 Hour SoundsThe best audiobooks - Our collection includes memoirs, fiction, non fiction, and more!...

Jerusha Abbott, an eighteen year old orphan, faces an uncertain future in the charity home where she has lived all her life. On reaching adulthood, the orphanage can no longer offer shelter to its inmates. Her anxiety leads her into wild speculation when she is summoned to the matron's office. But a surprise awaits her. One of the visitors, a wealthy Trustee of the orphanage, has offered to fund Jerusha's college education and fulfill her dreams of becoming a writer. The only condition he makes is that he remain anonymous and that she write to him regularly about her progress.

The sequel to Daddy-Long-Legs finds Judy Abbott's best friend, Sallie McBride, taking total control over the John Grier Home, the orphanage where Judy grew up. Chronicling her hilarious yet heartfelt day-to-day interactions with the permanent residents of the John Grier Home, Sallie spills her heart out in letter after letter to multiple recipients, including the doctor of the JGH - one Robin MacRae, whom she has deemed her enemy and refers to him as such in her letters.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to attend an all-girls boarding school? How about a boarding school in the early 1900s? Join Patty and her friends in their shenanigans in this classic Jean Webster tale.

Author Jean Webster ("Daddy Long Legs") presents the antics of irrepressible Patty Wyatt and her friends at a women's college at the turn of the 20th century. Patty takes full advantage of the freedom that college life provides, skirting the rules, getting into "scrapes", and doing as little work as possible while still managing to learn life lessons along the way.

Mischievous Jerusha Abbott corresponds with her unknown benefactor after she leaves the orphan asylum for college, expanding horizons and romance. This reading was selected as a Notable Children's Recording in 1989 by the American Library Association.

Jerusha "Judy" Abbott's life is drastically changed one day when a mysterious and rich benefactor scoops her up from an orphanage - the only home she has ever known - and offers to pay her way through college. Her benefactor has many requests, the two most important being that she uses this opportunity to become a writer, and that she writes him monthly to update him on her studies.

College senior Patty Wyatt is a fun-loving, headstrong, and intelligent girl who gets herself into mischief and learns valuable lessons, both in and out of the classroom. Written in 1903, this is Jean Webster’s first of many great American novels.

Explore the enthralling tale of The Four Pools Mystery, where a despotic plantation owner meets his untimely demise, seemingly at the hands of the oppressed slaves he continued to mistreat post-war. This captivating narrative is crafted by Jean Webster, an acclaimed American author famed for her works like Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. Born as Alice Jane Chandler Webster on July 24, 1876, she left an indelible mark in the literary world before her demise on June 11, 1916.

"מר נאמן-נדיב-שולח-יתומות-לקולג' יקר, הגעתי! אתמול נסעתי ארבע שעות ברכבת. זאת הרגשה מוזרה, נכון? אף פעם לא נסעתי ברכבת לפני כן. הקולג' הוא מקום כל כך גדול ומבלבל – כל...