Biographie de Jean Webster
Alice Jane Chandler Webster (1876-1916) better known by her
pen name Jean Webster was an American writer best known for
her novels. She grew up in New York and was introduced to the
literary world at a fairly early age as her father was business manager
to Mark Twain. Webster attended Vassar College, which provided
inspiration for several of her novels. Active in the politics of her day,
Webster worked for voting rights for women and children's welfare,
themes that also appear in her books.
She is best known for Daddy-
Long-Legs (1912) and Dear Enemy (1915). Her other novels include
When Patty Went to College (1903), Wheat Princess (1905), Much
Ado About Peter (1909) and Just Patty (1911).