Paris Review - The Art of the Essay No. 1.
E. B. White was a great essayist. If you want to spend a month reading an essay every morning I highly recommend this book. Whether it was observations of life on the farm and by the sea in Maine, or the ever changing world of New York in the 1930's - 60's, White does a masterful job of describing what he sees and experiences. Read this.E. B. White and his dog Minnie. If it happens that your parents concern themselves so little with the workings of boys’ minds as to christen you Elwyn Brooks White, no doubt you decide as early as possible to identify yourself as E.B. White.E. B. White, the essayist and stylist who was one of the nation's most precious literary resources, died yesterday at his home in North Brooklin, Me., where he had lived for half a century. He had Alzheimer's disease and was 86 years old. Mr. White's writing was appreciated by generations of readers of every age.
E. B. White had infiltrated our home. White's essays are not only enjoyable, but are filled with important lessons for the prospective writer as well -- White's candor combined with wit and a dash of humor has transformed the newspaper columnist into a prominent, uniquely American literary figure. The essays of E. B. White are masterfully.Meet essayist E.B. White—and consider the advice he has to offer on writing and the writing process.Andy, as he was known to friends and family, spent the last 50 years of his life in an old white farmhouse overlooking the sea in North Brooklin, Maine.
E. B. WHITE April 1977 Acknowledgments Of the thirty-one essays in this collection, twenty-two appeared originally in The New Yorker. “Farewell, My Lovely!” a collaboration with Richard L. Strout, appeared first in The New Yorker under that title, later as a small book called Farewell to Model T, published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons. “Death.
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