During this period, Webster continued to write short stories and began adapting some of her books for the stage. In 1911, "Just Patty" was published, and Webster began writing the novel "Daddy-Long-Legs" while staying at an old farmhouse in Tyringham, Massachusetts. Webster's most famous work originally was published as a serial in the "Ladies' Home Journal" and tells the story of a girl named Jerusha Abbott, an orphan whose attendance at a women's college is sponsored by an anonymous benefactor. Apart from an introductory chapter, the novel takes the form of letters written by the newly styled Judy to her benefactor. It was published in October 1912 to popular and critical acclaim.