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Essays of E. B. White (Perennial Classics)

by E. B. White

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ISBN13: 9780060932237
ISBN10: 0060932236
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The classic collection by one of the greatest essayists of our time.

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"His voice rumbles with authority through sentences of surpassing grace. In his more than fifty years at The New Yorker, White set a standard of writerly craft for that supremely well-wrought magazine. In genial, perfectly poised essay after essay, he has wielded the English language with as much clarity and control as any American of his time." Raymond Sokolov, Newsweek

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"Some of the finest examples of contemporary, genuinely American prose. White's style incorporates eloquence without affection, profundity without pomposity, and wit without frivolity or hostility. Like his predecessors Thoreau and Twain, White's creative, humane, and graceful perceptions are an education for the sensibilities." Washington Post

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"The abiding spirit of these essays is humane, compassionate, traditionalistic. No matter what his subject, White always keeps his eye on the long view and the larger perspective. There are times when I feel his work is as much a national resource as the Liberty Bell, a call to the best and noblest in us." Jonathan Yardley, San Francisco Examiner
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About the Author

E. B. White (1899-1985) was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and graduated from Cornell University. His work appeared for many years in The New Yorkermagazine. He received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his children's books Charlotte's Web, a Newbery Honor Book, and Stuart Little. The Trumpet of the Swanalso won several awards. Mr. White, the author of seventeen books of prose and poetry, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1973.
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danielle.maris, October 12, 2010 (view all comments by danielle.maris)
You may know him as "the guy who wrote Charlotte's Web" but did you know that E.B. White was also a brilliant essayist? That he helped form The New Yorker, contributing over 1800 pieces? That he was an environmentalist?

White wrote that "the essayist is a self-liberated man, sustained by the childish belief that everything he thinks about, everything that happens to him, is of general interest." Well, luckily for us, everything that White writes about (from life on his farm in Maine to the pulsing streets of New York to his thoughts on Henry David Thoreau) is of great interest, even fifty, sixty years later. His essays are graceful, elegant, and sometimes even deceiving, focusing on the small things in life while presenting a greater perspective on the world.

Or, as Charlotte herself might say, White's writing is "terrific" and "radiant" but ultimately, and perhaps most importantly, "humble."
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Amanda Schaefer, December 9, 2008 (view all comments by Amanda Schaefer)
Fifteen years ago I recieved Charlotte's Web for Christmas. This year for Christmas I'm reading Mr. White's volume of essays. If you loved his children's books as a child, you'll love his insightful and (of course) stylish essays as an adult.
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jamitamaria, February 26, 2008 (view all comments by jamitamaria)
If you fancy yourself a writer, read this book. You will receive the gift of reading the written word most succinctly and cleverly, with poetry and humor that constantly astounds.

All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular, although many men are born upright. --- E.B.White

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060932237
Author:
White, E. B.
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Author:
by E. B White
Author:
by E. B White
Location:
New York, NY :
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
20th century
Subject:
American essays
Subject:
Essays - Single Authors
Subject:
American essays -- 20th century.
Subject:
Anthologies-Essays
Copyright:
1999
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series:
Perennial Classics
Publication Date:
19990531
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
8 x 5.3125 x 0.864865 in
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"Review" by , "His voice rumbles with authority through sentences of surpassing grace. In his more than fifty years at The New Yorker, White set a standard of writerly craft for that supremely well-wrought magazine. In genial, perfectly poised essay after essay, he has wielded the English language with as much clarity and control as any American of his time."
"Review" by , "Some of the finest examples of contemporary, genuinely American prose. White's style incorporates eloquence without affection, profundity without pomposity, and wit without frivolity or hostility. Like his predecessors Thoreau and Twain, White's creative, humane, and graceful perceptions are an education for the sensibilities."
"Review" by , "The abiding spirit of these essays is humane, compassionate, traditionalistic. No matter what his subject, White always keeps his eye on the long view and the larger perspective. There are times when I feel his work is as much a national resource as the Liberty Bell, a call to the best and noblest in us."
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