Daddy-Long-Legs

Mixed feelings on this one. A dear little story, but with some major flaws in worldview. I think what bothered me most was that the message seemed to be that she, a young woman, could take on the entire world, and yet her sponsor orders her around like a dictator. She bucks his orders once and he snubs her for months. And yet she's okay with that.

It also is eager to make of her a Socialist/Fabian, and to make the point of how nasty rich people are (though for some reason the poor people she grew up among, who made her life a torment, aren't called nasty.) It pokes fun at the sermons of Bishops and the old religious beliefs of country folk, and Judy mentions that she is glad “she can make up her own mind as to what she believes about God.” It's also heavily supportive of evolution.

Overall, an enjoyable tale, especially with the original pen-and-ink drawings that Judy used as illustrations, and one that will be sure to make you laugh aloud—but not something I'd consider suitable for younger girls who aren't yet sure about their faith and their politics.