Jean Webster (1875-1916) was born in Fredonia, New York, the daughter of Charles L. Webster, who was Mark Twain's publisher and business partner. Educated at Vassar College, she must have been a woman with a strong social conscience, perhaps aroused by her visits as a student to orphanages and other institutions (part of her economics course: her degree was in English and economics). She was always concerned for the plight of children who began life with such disadvantages and later she served on committees for prison reform and regularly visited Sing Sing jail. She wrote a number of novels that are now forgotten, but the last two, Daddy-Long-Legs (1912) and its sequel Dear Enemy (1915), have survived both in book form, stage and film versions, and a British musical comedy Love from Judy produced in 1953.
In 1915 Jean Webster married Glenn Ford McKinney. She died a year later, the day after the birth of her daughter.
In 1915 Jean Webster married Glenn Ford McKinney. She died a year later, the day after the birth of her daughter.
From the Hardcover edition.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9782070612666 |
| ISBN 10 | 207061266X |
| Title | Papa-Longues-Jambes |
| Author | Jean Webster |
| Series | Folio Junior Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Gallimard |
| Year published | 2007-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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