Jean Webster
Jean Webster (actually: Alice Jane Chandler Webster, born July 24, 1876 in Fredonia (New York), † June 11, 1916 in New York City ) was an American writer and journalist who mainly dealt with women's issues.
Alice Jane Chandler Webster was an only child, the daughter of Annie Moffet Webster and Charles Luther Webster and a niece of Mark Twain. Her father was Twain's partner and with this in 1884 and owner of Charles L. Webster & Co. publishing company. From 1894 to 1896 Alice visited the Lady Jane Grey boarding school in Binghamton (New York). The school gave her a different name, to distinguish it from a roommate of the same can. From 1897 Webster attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie as a member of the graduating class of 1901. Soon after, she began to write for the Poughkeepsie Sunday Courier and Vassar Miscellany. In college, developed a close friendship with Adelaide Crapsey that held until her death in 1914 developed. After graduating from college Webster decided to go to New York City as a writer.
Jean Webster wrote mostly stories and pieces that were aimed at young women. Her first novel, 'When Patty Went to College ' was published in 1903 and describes the multifaceted life of a women's college. During the next few years, Webster wrote eight novels and numerous unpublished stories, and stage plays. You have a stimulating effect, lifelike, realistic and humorous. Her most famous novel is translated into many languages epistolary novel Daddy- Long-Legs (German: Daddy Longlegs ), which describes the story of the orphan Jerusha Abbott, who copes with her college life with the support of an unknown conveyor, evolving and in life occurs.
Jean Webster passed away on June 11, 1916 after the birth of a daughter.
Bibliography
- When Patty Went to College ( 1903)
- Wheat Princess ( 1905)
- Jerry Junior ( 1907)
- Four - Pools Mystery ( 1908)
- Much Ado About Peter (1909 )
- Just Patty (1911 )
- Daddy- Long-Legs (1912 )
- Dear Enemy (1915 )