Fourth Level 2000 Word Volume Freshman Year - Gulliver's Travels - New Curriculum English-Chinese Comparative Famous Works Graded Readers

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. With the help of an anonymous benefactor, she miraculously manages to attend college. Who exactly is that wealthy person? She gazes 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.