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Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) [1] was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970).
Apr 2, 2014 · (1899-1985) Who Was E.B. White? E.B. White joined The New Yorker magazine as writer and contributing editor, a position he would hold for the rest of his career. He wrote three books for...
Jun 14, 2024 · E.B. White (born July 11, 1899, Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.—died October 1, 1985, North Brooklin, Maine) was an American essayist, author, and literary stylist, whose eloquent, unaffected prose appealed to readers of all ages.
Jun 2, 2011 · Published in 1952, E.B. White's Charlotte's Web is still one of the most beloved books of all time. Some 200,000 copies are sold every year and it has been translated into more than 30 languages....
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American essayist and author. E. B. White was one of the most influential modern American essayists, largely through his work for the New Yorker magazine. He also wrote two children's classics and revised William S. Strunk's The Elements of Style, widely used in college English courses.
Jul 5, 2011 · One early fall morning in 1949, E.B. White walked into the barn of his farm in Maine and saw a spider web. That in itself was nothing new, but this web, with its elaborate loops and...
Jul 11, 2016 · E.B. White was born on this day in 1899, and in lieu of a proper celebration—a lobster dinner in rural Maine, perhaps, or else a sundae at Schrafft’s on 5th Avenue (a la “Here is New York“)—we’ve compiled some favorite essays about his beloved body of work.
White wrote for the New Yorker and Harper’s Magazine and published works of poetry and prose before trying his hand at writing for children. White’s elegance, simplicity, and dry wit balance both his poetry and prose.
Elwyn Brooks White was a leading American essayist, author, humorist, poet and literary stylist and author of such beloved children's classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan.
Jun 7, 2010 · Today’s selection is E. B. White’s “ Comment ” from August 18, 1945. In a 1969 Times interview, the American essayist and stylist E. B. White was asked what he cherished most in life: “I...
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