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Essays of E.B. White Hardcover – October 19, 1978

by E. B. White (Author)

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Hardcover: 277 pages
Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books; 1st edition (October 19, 1978)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060145765
ISBN-13: 978-0060145767
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
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82 of 84 people found the following review helpful

The Art of the Essay

By Jena Ball on February 14, 2002

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Most folks will know E.B. White as the author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, or as the eminently practical voice of reason in The Elements of Style. However, White was also an accomplished essayist, turning out pieces for The New Yorker and Harpers on a regular basis for many years.
What I like about White's essays is that they can be counted on to be insightful, amusing and well-written. White approaches an essay like a pleasant conversation. He's been thinking about New York and its inhabitants, he will tell you, and this what he's come up with. On another occasion it may be the personality quirks of his old dachshund Fred, or the controversy over white versus brown eggs. Anything and everything is food for thought, although you can be sure that White will broaden the scope of his topics to include the world at large. New York, he concludes, is a concentrated version of many worlds, "...bringing to a single arena the gladiator, the evangelist, the promoter, the actor, the trader, and the merchant." Fred, the dachshund, was "...the Cecil B. deMille of dogs. He was a zealot, and I have just been reminded of him by a quote from one of the Democrats..." And the white versus brown egg debate, White concludes, is simply a matter of what you're used to. Personally he prefers brown, and can recommend the egg of the Silver Cross, whose egg is "...so richly brown, so wondrously beautiful as to defy description."
Best of all, White's insightful commentary does not require intense concentration or endless analysis to get the gist of what he is trying to say. You can sit back and relax when you pick up a book of his essays, knowing you won't have to grapple with unfamiliar or awkward language. This is not to imply that you won't find yourself thinking about what he has to say.Read more ›

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful

MAGNIFICENT ESSAYS

By MOVIE MAVEN on June 9, 2001

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I never read E.B. White as a child although all of my friends were very much into "Charlotte's Web" and "The Trumpet of the Swan." Perhaps it was because the only other Stuart I'd ever heard of was White's mouse/hero with the last name Little...a fact that my schoolmates teased me with throughout grade school.
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White has got to be one of the finest writers I've ever read, expressing in 5 graceful words what it takes others paragraphs to do. His descriptions of life in Maine are priceless for anyone, like me, who has longed to let the country boy deep down inside sit back and "smell the roses." And,of course, Maine is still one of the few places in the U.S. that is relatively city poison-free.
Read White's opening sentence in his brilliant "Here Is New York" which is, arguably, the best appreciation of this all-too-crazy city: "On any person who desires such queer prizes, New York will bestow the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy." Where did he write those words? "...in a stifling hotel room in 90-degree heat, halfway down an air shaft, in midtown." At the end of this wonderful, wonderful essay (which, by the way has been re-printed, all by itself, in a beautifully illustrated paperback) White contemplates an old Willow tree in the Turtle Bay area and he writes, "This must be saved,this particular thing, this very tree. If it were to go, all would go--this city, this mischievous and marvelous monument which not to look upon would be like death."
What other essayist expresses his thoughts and ours so unself-consciously, so economically and, yes, so magnificently? None that I have come across. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful

America's Finest Collection of Essays in the 20th Century.

By A Customer on June 17, 1998

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Although he is best known for his children's books, including Charlotte's Web and the Trumpet of the Swan, author E.B. White's primary trade was the personal essay. In this remarkable collection, White brought together the premier essays of his seventy-year career, grouped into broad themes. This collection contains a mixture of period pieces from his years at the New Yorker magazine, including "Here is New York," and perceptive pieces on everyday events of life, such as "What Do Our Hearts Treasure?" Each essay brings a smart outlook toward life, an incredible ability to describe ordinary events vividly, and the melancholy and sentimental perspective that dominated White's life. This is undoubtedly the finest collection of American essays in the twentieth century.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful

Masterful and wonderful and delightful

By Peggy Vincent on June 12, 2003

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Too bad there is/was only one E. B. White; too bad he couldn't have lived for ever. He will always remain as one of the best American essayists while at the same time continuing to earn acclaim for several other books that will always stay in print: childhood classics Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, as well as the newer edition of Elements of Style.
But his essays! Oh, they are so good, so rambling and thoughtful and gently pointed, many humorous while still making a deep and important impression. Anyone who strives to write good prose must read these essays to find out how a master did it and made it look easy. The first one in this volume, Death of a Pig, could serve as a lesson in How to Write.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful

The writer's writer

By "hiscribe" on October 13, 2001

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You would be hard-pressed to find any writer who constructs sentences more methodically or more elegantly than White. His style is clear as a summer creek. Each word belongs exactly where he put it, and each metaphor is perfectly chosen. You will not find more value per word anywhere.
Above all, though, he is sensible. He doesn't arrive at erratic conclusions, but simple, naturally sane ones, which makes you wish all people would read White as an object lesson on seeing clearly. The world doesn't need to be made difficult, and he proves it.
His power of persuasion through the written word is remarkable (he once wrote a letter to the New York Herald Tribune disagreeing with an editorial, and after few days had passed, the Tribune wrote a public letter of apology for its views. That's effective writing.)
This book is one of the reasons print will never die; it can't be filmed, which means it can't be misinterpreted and possibly destroyed.
Finally, Felix Frankfurter, Supreme Court Justice, once wrote a letter to White, saying, "If angels can write, none wields a better pen than you."
If you read this book, and read it closely, you just might agree.

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Five Stars

What can I say? Classic E.B. White. Priceless!

Published 28 days ago by curious

Five Stars

Great book, and inspired writing. Glad I read it.

Published 1 month ago by CJH

I loved his writing

I loved his writing, I just didn't love all of his essays. The best parts of the book for me were the very beginning when all his essays were on farming life, and the last part of... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Tea&BookLover

Example of a great essay writer with wit and humor.

Great essays if your cup of tea. One of the best essayist ever. Also great historical touch of early American 20th century and of Maine.

Published 1 month ago by Bruce Peterson

Finely crafted descriptions of northeast middle America from a keen...

Finely crafted descriptions of northeast middle America from a keen observer. Covers the "mid-century" time period. Mr. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Thomas Martel

White is one of my favorite writers. He's a master of the essay form

E.B.White is one of my favorite writers. He's a master of the essay form. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves good writing.

Published 3 months ago by Lucian W Dixon

Nostalgia and humor

Avoid the political essays, which belong to another era. Otherwise, wonderful nostalgia and humor.

Published 5 months ago by LeroyLaBlanc

She loves it

Very enjoyable.

Published 5 months ago by T. Hogan

Four Stars

Stories were interesting.

Published 6 months ago by Sunia Khan

The Craft of Writing in a justly famous collection

EB White's essays are thought-provoking, wide-ranging, sympathetic and gorgeously written. These are a superb examples of 'essays as stories,' with thoughts and feelings conveyed... Read more

Published 7 months ago by PTBB