Description: Beautifully written, full of vitality, humor, love of life, and the free spirit, these short pieces are classics meant to be read and re-read with great delight. "There of the country's great literary treasures".--New York Times.
Brief description:
E. B. White, the author of such beloved classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan, was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of the New Yorker magazine, then in its infancy. He died on October 1, 1985, at his home in Maine.
Mr. White's essays have appeared in Harper's magazine, and some of his other books are: One Man's Meat, The Second Tree from the Corner, Letters of E. B. White, Essays of E. B. White, and Poems and Sketches of E. B. White. He won countless awards, including the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, which commended him for making a "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children."
During his lifetime, many young readers asked Mr. White if his stories were true. In a letter written to be sent to his fans, he answered, "No, they are imaginary tales . . . But real life is only one kind of life--there is also the life of the imagination."
Review Quotes:
"Anything written by E.B. White must be cherished by writers and readers. . . . More than 150 of his unsigned pieces, mostly from the magazine's opening section, 'Notes and Comment, ' have been unearthed by Rebecca M. Dale for this delightful book." - Herbert Mitgang, New York Times