When Patty Went to College

Jean Webster (1876 - 1916)

When Patty Went to College is Jean Webster's first novel, published in 1903. It is a humorous look at life in an all-girls college at the turn of the 20th century. Patty Wyatt, the protagonist of this story is a bright, fun loving, imperturbable girl who does not like to conform. The book describes her many escapades on campus during her senior year at college. Patty enjoys life on campus and uses her energies in playing pranks and for the entertainment of herself and her friends. An intelligent girl, she uses creative methods to study only as much as she feels necessary. Patty is, however, a believer in causes and a champion of the weak. She goes out of her way to help a homesick freshman Olivia Copeland who believes she will be sent home when she fails four subjects in the examination. (Summary by wikipedia.org)

Genre(s): General Fiction, Humorous Fiction, School

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Peters the Susceptible Daryl Wor
00:18:07
Play 02 An Early Fright Daryl Wor
00:14:31
Play 03 The Impressionable Mr. Todhunter Daryl Wor
00:15:01
Play 04 A Question of Ethics Daryl Wor
00:13:11
Play 05 The Elusive Kate Ferris Daryl Wor
00:12:07
Play 06 A Story With Four Sequels Daryl Wor
00:10:49
Play 07 In Pursuit of Old English Daryl Wor
00:14:12
Play 08 The Deceased Robert Daryl Wor
00:07:56
Play 09 Patty The Comforter Daryl Wor
00:10:58
Play 10 'Per l'Italia' Daryl Wor
00:25:48
Play 11 'Local Color' Daryl Wor
00:20:44
Play 12 The Exigencies of Ettiquette Daryl Wor
00:09:25
Play 13 A Crash Without Daryl Wor
00:17:02
Play 14 The Mystery of The Shadowed Sophomore Daryl Wor
00:15:49
Play 15 Patty And The Bishop Daryl Wor
00:20:24