In the 100 years since its initial publication, Daddy-Long-Legs has never been out of print and it is currently in the public domain, so there are many, many, many editions available. Searches on AbeBooks, Amazon, and WorldCat returned thousands of results. A truly exhaustive list would be almost impossible, but the chart below shows a fair selection. I’m assuming that the gap in publication history in the U.S. during the 1940s and ‘50s is mainly due to less-than-comprehensive recordkeeping.
Chart does not include play adaptations. Publication city is New York unless otherwise noted.
Chart does not include play adaptations. Publication city is New York unless otherwise noted.
A few of the newer editions (Bibliolife 2009, CreateSpace 2010/2012, FQ Books 2010) do not include Webster’s original illustrations.
[All publication information compiled from AbeBooks and WorldCat.]
[All publication information compiled from AbeBooks and WorldCat.]
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Jean Webster’s New Story Everybody will want to read this cleverly unusual and humorous tale. The heroine is an electric bundle of spicy originality; and her letters to her “Dear Daddy-Long-Legs” are delicious in their quaint originality and fun, and overflow with the joy of growing-up experiences, to a dramatic, altogether unexpected, and delightfully satisfying last page. The illustrations are very funny --- they are the author’s own. Price $1.00 net, postage 8 cents. DADDY-LONG-LEGS The Century Co. |
Performances in Other Media
Stage:
- Adapted by the author into a play, Daddy Long-Legs: A Comedy in Four Acts, which was produced and staged in New York in 1914.
- Adapted into a musical that has run 2009-2012, playing in California and Illinois. (Jones)
Film:
- Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) Director: Marshall Neilan. Silent film starring Mary Pickford. (Bennett)
- Daddy Long Legs (1931) Director: Alfred Santell. Film starring Janet Gaynor. (“Daddy,” IMDb)
- Vadertje Langbeen (1938) Director: Frederic Zelnik. Dutch film starring Lily Bouwmeester. (“Vadertje”)
- Daddy Long Legs (1955) Director: Jean Negulesco. Musical starring Leslie Caron and Fred Astaire. (“Daddy,” NYTimes.com)
- Kidari ajeossi (2005) Director: Jeong-sik Kong. Korean film starring Hyun Bin. (“Daddy,” IMDb)
Television
- 1979 Japanese anime television special, dubbed in English. (“Daddy,” Anime)
- 1990 Japanese anime television series, part of World Masterpiece Theater. (“Daddy,” Anime)
Resources
[Web sources current as of 12/9/12.]
AbeBooks.com <http://www.abebooks.com>
Amazon.com <http://www.amazon.com>
Bennett, Carl. "PSFL : Daddy-Long-Legs (1919)." Progressive Silent Film List. Silent Era, 29 Sept. 2012. Web. <http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/DaddyLongLegs1919.html>.
"Daddy Long Legs." IMDb.com. Internet Movie Database. Web. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021775/>.
"Daddy-Long-Legs." IMDb.com. Internet Movie Database. Web. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453125/>.
"Daddy-Long-Legs (1955)." NYTimes.com. The New York Times, 2010. Web. <http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/11948/Daddy-Long-Legs/details>.
"Daddy-Long-Legs (TV)." Animenewsnetwork.com. Anime News Network Encyclopedia. Web. <http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2020>.
"Display Ad 12 -- no Title." New York Times (1857-1922): 10. Sep 30 1912. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2008) with Index (1851-1993). Web.
Jones, Kenneth. "Musical Daddy Long Legs Will Again Star Megan McGinnis and Rob Hancock." Playbill.com. Playbill, 7 July 2010. Web. <http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140980-Musical-Daddy-Long-Legs-Will-Again-Star-Megan-McGinnis-and-Rob-Hancock>.
"Vadertje Langbeen." IMDb.com. Internet Movie Database. Web. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030924/>.
WorldCat.org: The World's Largest Library Catalog. Web. <http://www.worldcat.org>
AbeBooks.com <http://www.abebooks.com>
Amazon.com <http://www.amazon.com>
Bennett, Carl. "PSFL : Daddy-Long-Legs (1919)." Progressive Silent Film List. Silent Era, 29 Sept. 2012. Web. <http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/DaddyLongLegs1919.html>.
"Daddy Long Legs." IMDb.com. Internet Movie Database. Web. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021775/>.
"Daddy-Long-Legs." IMDb.com. Internet Movie Database. Web. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453125/>.
"Daddy-Long-Legs (1955)." NYTimes.com. The New York Times, 2010. Web. <http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/11948/Daddy-Long-Legs/details>.
"Daddy-Long-Legs (TV)." Animenewsnetwork.com. Anime News Network Encyclopedia. Web. <http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2020>.
"Display Ad 12 -- no Title." New York Times (1857-1922): 10. Sep 30 1912. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2008) with Index (1851-1993). Web.
Jones, Kenneth. "Musical Daddy Long Legs Will Again Star Megan McGinnis and Rob Hancock." Playbill.com. Playbill, 7 July 2010. Web. <http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140980-Musical-Daddy-Long-Legs-Will-Again-Star-Megan-McGinnis-and-Rob-Hancock>.
"Vadertje Langbeen." IMDb.com. Internet Movie Database. Web. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030924/>.
WorldCat.org: The World's Largest Library Catalog. Web. <http://www.worldcat.org>