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E. B. White

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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."

E. B. White Books

One Man's Meat book cover

One Man's Meat

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The Elements of Style book cover

The Elements of Style

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On Democracy book cover

On Democracy

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The Public Library book cover

The Public Library

Robert Dawson
Onward and Upward in the Garden book cover

Onward and Upward in the Garden

Katharine S. White
Charlotte's Web book cover

Charlotte's Web

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Stuart Little book cover

Stuart Little

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The Trumpet of the Swan book cover

The Trumpet of the Swan

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Essays of E. B. White book cover

Essays of E. B. White

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Writings from The New Yorker 1927-1976 book cover

Writings from The New Yorker 1927-1976

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Letters of E. B. White, Revised Edition book cover

Letters of E. B. White, Revised Edition

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The Best of Archy and Mehitabel book cover

The Best of Archy and Mehitabel

Don Marquis
In the Words of E. B. White book cover

In the Words of E. B. White

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Here is New York book cover

Here is New York

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Christmas at The New Yorker book cover

Christmas at The New Yorker

The New Yorker
The Fun of It book cover

The Fun of It

Lillian Ross
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