Writings from The New Yorker 1927-1976
E. B. WhiteHere are 161 wise, witty, and spirited short pieces and essays by the inimitable E. B. White. Written for the New Yorker over a span of forty-nine years, they show White's changing concerns and development as a writer.
In matchless style White writes about everything from cicadas to Khrushchev, from Thoreau to hyphens, from academic freedom to lipstick, from New York garbagemen to the sparrow, from Maine to the space age, from the Constitution to Harold Ross and even the common cold.
White has been described by one critic as “our finest essayist,” and these short pieces and essays are classics to be read, savored, and read again.
Also included are an Introduction and Selective Bibliography by Rebecca M. Dale.
Table of contents
Introduction
1. Nature
2. The Word
3. Thoreau
4. Liberty
5. Maine
6. One World
7. Body and Mind
8. Science
9. The Academic Life
10. Business
11. Curiosities and Inventions
12. Christmas Spirit
13. New York
14. Whims
15. Endings and Farewells
Selective Bibliography
About the Author