Jean Webster wrote early twentieth-century fiction about education, independence and young women trying to build lives beyond the circumstances assigned to them. Daddy-Long-Legs is an epistolary novel in which orphan Jerusha “Judy” Abbott is sent to college by an anonymous benefactor and writes him letters describing classes, friendships, reading and her growing sense of self. Dear Enemy continues in letter form through Sallie McBride, who takes over the orphanage Judy once lived in and tries to reform its routines and treatment of children. Webster’s books are light, witty and socially observant, with romance present but not the only measure of the heroines’ development. They belong to classic girls’ fiction, epistolary novels and college stories. Daddy-Long-Legs will appeal to readers of L. M. Montgomery, particularly those interested in spirited heroines whose education changes both their prospects and their understanding of class. Read more Less
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