Project Gutenberg 2017-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 126 Webster, Jean 1876 1916 McKinney, Jean Webster Webster, Alice Jean Chandler Tuulio, Tyyni 1892 1991 Haapanen-Tallgren, Tyyne Haapanen-Tallgren, Tyyni Haapanen, Tyyni Tallgren, Tyyni Daddy-Long-Legs. Finnish Setä Pitkäsääri Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy-Long-Legs_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set%C3%A4_Pitk%C3%A4s%C3%A4%C3%A4ri Produced by Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen "Setä Pitkäsääri" by Jean Webster is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Jerusha Abbott, a bright and imaginative orphan who is unexpectedly offered a chance for a college education by a mysterious benefactor known as "Setä Pitkäsääri" (Daddy-Long-Legs). The narrative unfolds through her letters to this benefactor, exploring her journey as she navigates the challenges and delights of becoming an educated young woman. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Jerusha Abbott, who recounts the trials of "Sininen keskiviikko," a day filled with rigorous expectations at the orphanage where she resides. Despite her harrowing responsibilities of managing the other orphans, Jerusha's spirited imagination shines as she dreams of life beyond the confines of the orphanage. She experiences a whirlwind of emotions as she learns about her potential educational opportunity from a member of the board, setting the stage for her transformation and reflecting her hopeful and adventurous spirit. This opening establishes the tone for a coming-of-age story enriched with humor and poignant reflections on identity and belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Orphans -- Fiction Boarding schools -- Fiction Schools -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Bildungsromans Epistolary fiction Women authors -- Fiction Philanthropists -- Fiction Women college students -- Fiction Universities and colleges -- Fiction Letters -- Fiction PZ PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 309449 2025-07-22T09:44:02.970511 text/html 309275 309200 2024-09-23T08:23:23.629394 2023-09-24T06:58:09.837662 text/html text/html 179108 2025-07-22T09:44:08.651501 application/epub+zip 181906 2025-07-22T09:44:04.751505 application/epub+zip 181906 2025-07-22T09:44:03.609531 application/epub+zip 337320 2025-07-22T09:44:11.553477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317342 2025-07-22T09:44:07.999511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294099 2022-08-25T08:25:13.313742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268345 2025-07-22T09:44:02.628528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 248656 2024-10-23T02:52:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21018 2025-07-22T09:44:11.688454 application/rdf+xml 12888 2025-07-22T09:44:04.100491 image/jpeg 3447 2025-07-22T09:44:03.851501 image/jpeg 176522 2025-07-22T09:44:02.993526 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia