This is a fun and funny little novel published in 1912, almost entirely epistolary aside from the first 20 pages, and only from one side. A girl brought up in an orphanage receives scholarship from one of the asylum's trustees without knowing who she is, to go to college all expenses paid. Her only repayment requirement is to send a progress letter once a month but she ends up writing more often and more personally. She hardly ever received a letter back and when she does we only hear it from her POV in the next letter. Later on (like riiiight at the every end--I would have liked more), years later once she's finished college, she discovers that she's actually met and is in love with her benefactor. Similar in nature to You've Got Mail (but not what that movie was based on), I read it because I'm about to start beta reading for an author and her book is a contemp romance retelling of this. I wasn't required to read this, but I figured I'd catch more easter eggs and references and enjoy it even more that way. I liked it well enough, thought the writing and character voice were clever/witty, and forward thinking in a lot of ways (and was happily surprised how well it stood up to the test of time. I think only two words used for people groups that are considered offensive now that weren't then). Overall, it was short and cute!