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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.
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...
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....
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...
E. B. White. Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899, Mount Vernon, NY – October 1, 1985, North Brooklin, Maine) was a leading American essayist and author of children's literature. As a literary stylist, he championed clear, concise and well-written prose. A liberal free-thinker, White often wrote as an ironic onlooker, exploring the complexities ...
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Oct 2, 2017 · E. B. White (1899-1985) 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 Strunk's The Elements of Style, widely used in college English courses.
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.
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