Dady Long Legs : Om Illustrated Classics

<p> </p> Jerusha Abbott at 18 years is the eldest orphan at John Grier Home<br> orphanage. All petty responsibilities of the kids at the orphanage rest<br> on her tender shoulders. One fine day, her mundane life undergoes<br> a surprising change when an unknown trustee of the orphanage<br> offers to pay for her college education as he is very impressed by<br> one of her essays! He promises her a liberal monthly allowance<br> and insists on being anonymous. His only condition is that Jerusha<br> should send him monthly letters and keep him posted about her life<br> in college, but not to expect any replies from him.<br> What follows is an insight into Jerusha’s unexplored, fascinating world<br> of college life through the letters that she writes to her unknown<br> benefactor. She addresses him adoringly as “Daddy-Long-Legs” as<br> she had seen his long shadow once while he was leaving the asylum.<br> She shares a love–hate–anger–gratitude relationship with him.<br> Finally, at the end of the story, the identity of Daddy-Long-Legs is<br> revealed. Is her godfather someone familiar or a total stranger?