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Author: Qiao Tingmei
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Daddy Long Legs is a work by Jean Webster published in 1912, a novel composed entirely of letters. The protagonist, Jerusha Abbott, who lives in an orphanage, possesses literary talent and is fortunate enough to attend university with the help of an anonymous benefactor. Who exactly is this wealthy person? She looks at the long shadow of that person and calls him "Daddy—Long—Legs." This work has been adapted into films twice and has caused a sensation worldwide; it has also been translated into many languages.