Letters of E. B. White - Softcover

White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks) (1899-)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060906065 ISBN 13: 9780060906061

Publisher: Harper Colophon Books New York, 1978

Synopsis

Written between 1908 and 1976, in places from Maine to Alaska, the writer's letters serve as autobiography, as social and literary history, and as portraits of a remarkable variety of people

About this title

About the Author:

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, and was survived by his son and three grandchildren.

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."

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Colophon Books New York
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0060906065
• ISBN 13: 9780060906061
• Binding: Paperback