| Description |
xvii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-387) and index. |
| Summary |
Contains unpublished letters and essays by the author of "Charlotte's Web," "The Trumpet of the Swan," and "Stuart Little," giving insight to the man and his work. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Scott Elledge -- Summit Avenue (1899-1905) -- Belgrade Lake and Siwanoy Pond (1905-1917) -- Cornell (1917-1921) -- From sea to shining sea (1921-1922) -- From Seattle to Siberia (1922-1923) -- New York and The New Yorker (1923-1926) -- "We" (1927) -- Katharine (1928-1929) -- "Quo vadimus?" (1930-1935) -- Mr. Tilley's departure (1936-1938) -- "One man's meat" (1938-1943) -- "The wild flag" (1944-1945) -- "The second tree from the corner" (1946-1949) -- Charlotte's Web (1949-1952) -- From Turtle Bay to Allen Cove (1957-1961) -- The points of my compass (1957-1961) -- "What do our hearts treasure?" (1962-1983) -- APPENDIX: E. B. White at work: the creation of a paragraph. |
| Awards |
Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club. |
| Subject |
White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985.
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White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985. |
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, American. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0393303055 (paperback) |
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9780393303056 (paperback) |
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