"Originally published in 1903, ""When Patty Went to College"" is Jean Webster''s first novel. It is a comical exploration of life in an all-girls college at the turn of the twentieth century that concentrates on Patty Wyatt, an outgoing, lively girl ...
"""The Wheat Princess"" is a 1905 novel by American writer Jean Webster. Inspired by the famous case of the Chicago ""Wheat King"" during the late 1890s, this volume looks at the potential effects of a similar wheat monopoly in Italy, a country which...
"""Jerry Junior"" is a 1907 novel by American writer Jean Webster''s. Her third novel, it follows a wealthy upper-class American called Jerry who sets about to woo an attractive American woman whilst waiting for his sister to arrive in an Italian vil...
It was through the Patterson-Pratt forgery case that I first made the acquaintance of Terry Patten, and at the time I should have been more than willing to forego the pleasure.
Our firm rarely dealt with criminal cases, but the Patterson family w...
Peter and Billy, the two upper grooms at Willowbrook, were polishing the sides of the tall mail phaeton with chamois-skin rubbers and whistling, each a different tune, as they worked. So intent were they upon this musical controversy that they were n...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...
She wanted to be like other girls--not an orphan. The matron at the orphanage is always telling Judy Abbott that her imagination will get her into trouble. But nothing she ever imagined is as surprising as what really happens to her. A wealthy ...
"Dear Enemy" by Jean Webster is a delightful and heartwarming sequel to the beloved classic, "Daddy-Long-Legs." In this charming and witty story, the irrepressible Sallie McBride takes on the role of a social worker at the John Grier ...