Jean Webster

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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.

Jean Webster

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 owner of the Charles L. Webster & Co. Publishing company . From 1894 to 1896 Alice attended Lady Jane Gray boarding school in Binghamton, New York . The school gave her a different first name to distinguish her from a roommate of the same name. From 1897 Webster attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie as a member of the graduating class of 1901. Soon thereafter, she began writing for the Poughkeepsie Sunday Courier and Vassar Miscellany . A close friendship with Adelaide Crapsey developed in college , which lasted until her death in 1914. After graduating from college, Webster decided to move to New York City as a writer .

Jean Webster wrote mostly stories and plays aimed at young women. Her first novel, 'When Patty Went to College' was published in 1903 and depicts the multifaceted life at a women's college. Over the next several years, Webster wrote eight novels and numerous unpublished stories and plays. They are stimulating, realistic, realistic and humorous. Their most tester novel is translated into many languages epistolary novel Daddy-Long-Legs (dt .: Daddy Longlegs ), the story of the orphan Jerusha describes Abbott that their college life copes with the support of an unknown conveyor evolved and enters life .

Jean Webster died on June 11, 1916 after giving birth to a daughter.

bibliography

  • When Patty Went to College (1903)
    • Patty in college. German by Nadine Erler . Brokatbook Verlag, Dresden 2019.
  • 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)
    • Dear enemy. German by Margret Boveri.

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personal data
SURNAME Webster, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Webster, Alice Jane Chandler
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Fredonia (New York)
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1916
Place of death New York City