琴·韋伯斯特，美國人。1876年齣生於紐約州的佛雷多尼亞一個充滿文藝氣息的傢庭中，父親從事齣版工作，母親是馬剋·吐溫的侄女。

在校期間，她就常常在巴薩女子大學的校友雜誌和地方新聞刊物投稿；並利用課餘時間，到孤兒院和感化院做社會服務。而這段時間的所見所聞，也成為她日後寫作《長腿叔叔》的最佳素材。1912年，韋伯斯特齣版小說《長腿叔叔》。在她多項作品中，以《長腿叔叔》最受讀者喜愛，此書後來拍成電影，由當時最受歡迎的女明星擔任女主角，使小說的影響更加深入。

A kind woman who was always deeply interested in the problems of the downtrodden, Jean Webster made an orphan girl a major character in one of her most charming and popular books--Daddy-Long-Legs. The oldest at a dreary home for foundlings, Judy Abbott finds her life completely changed when, with the help of a mysterious benefactor, she is granted her wish to be able to go to college. In return for this great favor, Judy has to write her anonymous sponsor each month about her activities at the New England school, which she does in letters addressed to "Daddy-Long-Legs." A meeting with the rich, handsome uncle of her snobbish roommate sets Judy and readers alike on the road to uncovering the secrets surrounding her secret friend. Unabridged republication of a standard edition.