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E. B. White

Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White was an American writer. A long-time contributor to "The New Yorker" magazine, he also wrote many famous books for both adults and children, such as the popular Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, and co-authored a widely used writing guide, The Elements of Style, popularly known by its authors' names, as "Strunk & White."

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American author (1899–1985)

Born 11 July 1899
Died 1 October 1985

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  • Cover of: The Elements of Style
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  • Cover of: The Annotated Charlotte's Web
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    Cover of edition telacharlottaefa00whit Cover of edition lastelaranasdeca0000whit Cover of edition gwegwenhwyfar0000whit Cover of edition lastelaranasdeca00whit Cover of edition latoiledecharlot0000ebwh Cover of edition lastelaranasdeca0000whit_p9t5 Cover of edition lateladicarlotta0000whit Cover of edition syallotikmijul0000whit Cover of edition xialuodewang0000whit First published in 1952 — 149 editions
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  • Cover of: Stuart Little
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  • Cover of: The Trumpet of the Swan
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    Cover of edition latrompetadelcis0000ebwh Cover of edition trumpetofswan0000whit_f5u3 Cover of edition trumpetofswan0000whit_t7u4 Cover of edition trumpetofswan0000whit Cover of edition trumpetofswan0000whit_i1i3 Cover of edition trumpetofswan00ebwh_0 Cover of edition trumpetofswan000whit Cover of edition trumpetofswan00whit Cover of edition bwb_KU-772-291 First published in 1970 — 43 editions
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  • Cover of: Is sex necessary?: Or, Why you feel the way you do
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    Cover of edition issexnecessaryor0000jame_x6l7 Cover of edition issexnecessaryor00thur Cover of edition issexnecessaryor0000thur First published in 1929 — 32 editions
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  • Cover of: A Subtreasury of American Humor
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    Cover of edition subtreasuryofame00whit Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000ebwh Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000ebka Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000mult Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000ebwh_z2g7 Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000unse_n5h6 Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000unse_l4x8 Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000unse Cover of edition subtreasuryofame0000ewhi First published in 1941 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: Charlotte's Web with Stuart Little and Trumpet of the Swan
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    First published in 1972 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: One man's meat
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  • Cover of: Letters of E.B. White
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  • Cover of: The second tree from the corner.
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  • Cover of: ... Quo vadimus?: or, The case for the bicycle.

    First published in 1938 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Essays of E.B. White
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  • Cover of: Hey! listen to this: stories to read aloud
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  • Cover of: Elements of Style, 4th Edition

    First published in 2022 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience
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  • Cover of: The points of my compass: letters from the East, the West, the North, the South.
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    First published in 1962 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow
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    Cover of edition timelessstoriesf0000rayb Cover of edition timelessstoriesf0000unse First published in 1952 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in literature
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  • Cover of: Charlotte's Web

    First published in 1952 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Imagine
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American author (1899–1985)

Born 11 July 1899
Died 1 October 1985

Subjects

Children's fiction, Fiction, American literature, Farm life, fiction, Literature, Pigs, fiction, Spiders, Children's stories, Classic Literature, Domestic animals, fiction, Farm life, Friendship, Friendship, fiction, History, Juvenile audience, Juvenile fiction, Spiders, fiction, American Civil War, English language, Mice, fiction, Poetry, Stories, Swine, Union, White, e. b. (elwyn brooks), 1899-1985

Places

United States, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, England, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Joe's house, Mallard residence, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Missouri, Queensborough Bridge, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Zuckerman's Farm, bakery, kingdom by the sea, Ames Crossing, Bellissime

People

E. B. White (1899-1985), E. B. White (1899-), Peyton Farquhar, Abigail Williams, Amanda Wingfield, Ann Putnam, Annabel Lee, Arthur Miller (1915-), Avery Arable, Aylmer, Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Charlotte A. Cavatica, Colonel Killigrew, Devil, Dr. Heidegger, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ethelred, Ezekiel Cheever, Fern Arable, George Herrick, George Jacobs, Georgiana

Time

1861-65, 19th century, 1692, 1861-1865, 20th century, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1918-1945, 1927, Antebellum era, December, xian dai

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  • E B WHITE
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September 1, 2024 Edited by Lisa merge authors
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