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Beschreibung
The Greatest Children's Books of Jean Webster gathers the fiction through which Webster reshaped the girls' story into a vehicle for wit, social observation, and moral independence. Best known for epistolary narratives such as Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy, her work combines brisk comic timing, conversational intimacy, and progressive-era idealism. These stories belong to the tradition of Little Women and Anne of Green Gables, yet they are distinctly modern in their attention to education, work, philanthropy, and female self-determination. Jean Webster, born Alice Jane Chandler Webster in 1876, was educated at Vassar College, an experience that deeply informed her portraits of ambitious young women negotiating institutions, class expectations, and personal freedom. As Mark Twain's grandniece and a writer alert to reform movements, she brought literary inheritance and social conscience together. Her interest in orphanages, women's education, and democratic opportunity gave her fiction both emotional warmth and civic purpose. This collection is recommended for readers who value children's literature with intellectual charm and ethical depth. Webster's heroines remain lively, perceptive companions, and her books reward both young readers and adults interested in the history of feminist, educational, and reform-minded fiction.
The Greatest Children's Books of Jean Webster gathers the fiction through which Webster reshaped the girls' story into a vehicle for wit, social observation, and moral independence. Best known for epistolary narratives such as Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy, her work combines brisk comic timing, conversational intimacy, and progressive-era idealism. These stories belong to the tradition of Little Women and Anne of Green Gables, yet they are distinctly modern in their attention to education, work, philanthropy, and female self-determination. Jean Webster, born Alice Jane Chandler Webster in 1876, was educated at Vassar College, an experience that deeply informed her portraits of ambitious young women negotiating institutions, class expectations, and personal freedom. As Mark Twain's grandniece and a writer alert to reform movements, she brought literary inheritance and social conscience together. Her interest in orphanages, women's education, and democratic opportunity gave her fiction both emotional warmth and civic purpose. This collection is recommended for readers who value children's literature with intellectual charm and ethical depth. Webster's heroines remain lively, perceptive companions, and her books reward both young readers and adults interested in the history of feminist, educational, and reform-minded fiction.
Details
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Gedichte & Poesie, Importe
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9788028359478
ISBN-10: 8028359477
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Webster, Jean
Hersteller: Sharp Ink
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, ?-170 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com
Maße: 229 x 152 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Jean Webster
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.12.2023
Gewicht: 0,644 kg
Artikel-ID: 128619865

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