Jean Webster

Novelist, Author

1876 – 1916

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Who was Jean Webster?

Jean Webster was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. Her best-known books feature lively and likeable young female protagonists who come of age intellectually, morally, and socially, but with enough humor, snappy dialogue, and gently biting social commentary to make her books palatable and enjoyable to contemporary readers.

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Born
Jul 24, 1876
Fredonia
Also known as
  • Alice Jane Chandler
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Vassar College
  • State University of New York at Fredonia
Died
Jun 11, 1916
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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