Jean - Libros y biografía

Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters...

Daddy Long-Legs illustrated Jean Webster - Daddy Long-Legs is a book written by Jean Webster and first published in 1912. It tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, who grew up in an orphanage but was sent...

The first Wednesday in every month was a Perfectly Awful Daya day to be awaited with dread, endured with courage and forgotten with haste. Every floor must be spotless, every chair dustless, and every...

Just Patty illustrated Jean Webster - Just Patty is Jean Webster's sixth novel, published in 1911. Prequel to When Patty Went to College book.Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster) was...

In 'The Wheat Princess' by Jean Webster, readers are transported to the early 1900s where the protagonist, Susan, struggles to find her place in a society that expects her to conform to traditional gender...

Jean Webster's 'Daddy-Long-Legs' is a heartwarming coming-of-age novel that follows young Jerusha Abbott, an orphan with a unique opportunity to attend college thanks to a mysterious benefactor known...

Jean Webster's 'Dear Enemy' is a captivating epistolary novel that delves into social issues of the early 20th century. Written in a light-hearted and engaging style, the book follows the protagonist,...

'Dear Enemy', by Jean Webster, is a novel the events of which are related in the form of letters by the heroine. A formal introduction, indeed, to one of the most intimate, realistic and thoroughly enjoyable...

The books of Jean Webster, like 'Just Patty' or 'When Patty Went to College' have already shown her rare touch of humor. The letters which Judy writes to her anonymous benefactor might have been cut and...

The reader that would have the delightful experience of falling- in love with the Carters' serving-maid must read 'Much Ado About Peter' by Jean Webster. And, incidentally, she who would rather not fall...

Here is one of the best, if not the best, stories of mystery and tragedy of the 1900 years. To 'Four-Pools,' a quiet stock-farm set in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, comes a worn-out New York lawyer...

'Jerry Junior', by Jean Webster, is a delightful little romance for light reading. The hero, an ingenious American youth, finds himself stranded at an Italian hotel with no diversion but the view, the...

Of all the college stories that have been published in the past hundred or so years, those gathered by Jean Webster into her book 'When Patty Went to College' are among the best. Never before has that...

"Daddy-Long-Legs" – Jerusha "Judy" Abbott was brought up at the John Grier Home, an old-fashioned orphanage. At the age of 17, Judy is informed by the asylum's dour matron that one of the trustees has...

In this novel a study is presented of a common enough American experience, but from a new point of view. Copley, the wheat king, has cornered the American supply of wheat. His daughter Marcia, who is...

Jean Paul's 'The Invisible Lodge' is a philosophical novel that delves deep into the complexities of human nature, morality, and the pursuit of meaning in a chaotic world. The narrative is rich in symbolism...

A book which relates some of the earlier adventures of the Patty who went to college. The adventures are of the happy, healthy sort in which every girl of school age will delight. Older readers, too,...

Jean Webster's 'Daddy-Long-Legs' is a charming epistolary novel that tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, a young orphan girl who receives a scholarship to college from an anonymous benefactor known only...

Na continuação de Uma princesa em Tóquio, um casamento real está prestes a acontecer, e Izumi, a mais nova princesa do Japão, precisa garantir que tudo dê certo.Quando Izumi Tanaka descobriu que seu pai...

In "Belgians Under the German Eagle," Jean Massart delves into the experiences of Belgians during the German occupation of World War I. This meticulously researched book offers a detailed account of the...

Jean Paul's 'The Campaner Thal, and Other Writings' is a collection of essays and stories that exemplify his unique literary style, characterized by a mix of humor, melancholy, and profound philosophical...

"Just Patty" – Patty and her two best friends Conny and Priscilla are appalled when they find out they've been separated as roommates for their senior year at Saint Ursula's boarding school. Patty will...

Jean Webster's novel 'Just Patty' is a classic work of young adult literature that follows the adventures of Patty Wyatt and her friends at an all-girls boarding school. Written in a charming and witty...

Dear Enemy is the sequel to novel Daddy-Long-Legs and follows the story of Sallie McBride, Judy Abbott's classmate and best friend in Daddy-Long-Legs. Dear Enemy shows how Sallie McBride grows from a...

Jerusha "Judy" Abbott was brought up at the John Grier Home, an old-fashioned orphanage. At the age of 17, Judy is informed by the asylum's dour matron that one of the trustees has offered to pay her...

Jean Webster's 'The Wheat Princess' is a captivating novel that delves into the life of a strong-willed young woman named Sally. Set in the early 20th century, the book explores themes of feminism, societal...

Annie has lost so much, not least her beloved Eric. And now everything seems to be drawing to a close. Is this the end of the world?The cycle of life……for the meek shall inherit the Earth.A post-apocalyptic...

Séparés par une tragédie déchirante, Matt et Perri Jessup vont dans des directions opposes; lui en Afghanistan et elle à New York. Avec la perte, l'acrimonie et le chagrin qu'il y a entre eux, y a-t-il...

Double recueil de poésie : Métamorfauve, suivi de Rémanence. Expression composite d'un sentiment amoureux. Triomphe... Débâcle... Absence... Oh, ce n'est pas de l'amour qui grandit et prospère, ce n'est...

Stufo di donne che lo tradivano, Dan Alexander, lanciatore di spicco per i New York Nighthawks, diventa pian piano inquieto. Cercando qualcosa di più che una semplice tipa da bar, ha fissato l’attenzione...