Essays of E.B. White - Softcover

White, E. B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060906626 ISBN 13: 9780060906627

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1979

Synopsis

The classic collection by one of the greatest essayists of our time.

About this title

About the Author:

E. B. White, essayist, poet, humorist, and author, began his career as a contributor to The New Yorker in 1925, joining the staff in 1927. Over the years he wrote more than twenty books, including the children's classics Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan, as well as countless pieces for The New Yorker, signed and unsigned.

Among the many awards presented to E. B. White during his lifetime were the Gold Medal for Essays and CriticismAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters (1960), the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (1970), and the National Medal for Literature (1971). He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963, and in 1973 was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Review:

“Some of the finest examples of contemporary, genuinely American prose.” (Washington Post)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0060906626
• ISBN 13: 9780060906627
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288