Writings From the New Yorker 1927-1976
HarperCollins · Paperback · December 12, 2006
A wise, witty, spirited collection of short pieces and essays by the inimitable E.
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- Who it’s for
- Across decades and subjects, White’s essays make close attention feel lively, nimble, and worth revisiting.
- Themes
- Nature and the natural world, Politics and public life, Language and writing
- Pacing
- Reflective
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A wise, witty, spirited collection of short pieces and essays by the inimitable E. B. White. Written for the New Yorker over a span of forty-nine years, these 161 pieces show White’s changing concerns and development as a writer.
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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 works and essays are classics to be read, savored, and read again. Also included are an Introduction and Selective Bibliography by Rebecca M. Dale.
A Mind in Motion
Across decades and subjects, White’s essays make close attention feel lively, nimble, and worth revisiting.
Come here for
- Sharp, playful turns from cicadas and hyphens to politics and the space age
- A writer’s changing concerns, seen across forty-nine years of New Yorker pieces
Expect
- Short essays that range widely without losing White’s distinctive style
- A collection suited to dipping in, savoring, and returning to
Where it sits
| Essay Collections | 96% |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 79% |
| American Literary Collections | 46% |
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Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Political Lives
- Russian History
- Political Humor
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- American Literary Collections
- Essay Collections
- Letters & Correspondence
- Diaries & Journals Collection
- Authors
- E. B. White
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- December 12, 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Nature and the natural world · Politics and public life · Language and writing
- Reading lane
- Lives in History