The Letters & Essays of E.B. White

by E.B. White, Dorothy Lobrano Guth (Editor)

After his biography was published (in 1984), E. B. White offered this insider's "I wish you the joy of the book and am only sorry my life wasn't crowded with exciting, bawdy, violent events. I know how hard it is to write about a fellow who spends most of his time crouched over a typewriter. That was my fate, too."

Paperback

Published January 1, 1979

About the author

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. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine. He authored over seventeen books of prose and poetry and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1973.

White always said that he found writing difficult and bad for one's disposition.

Mr. White has won countless awards, including the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, which commended him for making “a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.”

Reviews

[bp · Rating 4 out of 5]

White wrote famously: "Omit needless words".

Therefore, in his honor, I shall omit the majority of my review.

Just read this master of the English language.

[Larissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a heavyweight to be sure, but E.B. White is actually a very talented, touching writer. Very soft observations, very much an American writer from bygone days. It’s not life changing, but it’s really comforting reading, and he makes some really charming observations that sort of reaffirm one’s optimism.

[Tatiana Gonzalez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really really wish I could write like e. b. white