E. B White

Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.

The classic story by E. B. White, author of the Newbery Honor Book Charlotte's Web and Trumpet of the Swan, about one small mouse on a very big adventure! Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure. Stuart's greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little...

"Cornell University English professor William Strunk, Jr. wrote The Elements of Style in 1918 and privately published it in 1919, for in-house use at the university. (Harcourt republished it in 52-page format in 1920.) Later, for publication, he and editor Edward A. Tenney revised it as The Elements and Practice of Composition (1935). In 1957, at The New Yorker, the style guide reached the attention of E.B. White, who had studied writing under Strunk...

<p>E. B. White is best known for his children’s books, such as <i>Charlotte’s Web</i>, <i>Stuart Little</i>, and <i>The Trumpet of the Swan</i>. A columnist for the <i>New Yorker</i> for over half a century and co-author of <i>The Elements of Style</i>, White hit his stride as an American literary icon when he began publishing his One Man’s Meat columns from his saltwater farm...

Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter swan, finds himself far from his wilderness home when he determines to communicate by learning to play a stolen trumpet.

Collects more than fifty essays by "Harper's Magazine" columnist E. B. White on daily life at a Maine saltwater farm.

The hotel of the total stranger--From an office--Reading room--The lady is cold--Pigeon, sing cuccu--Soliloquy at Times Square--Village revisited--(etc.).