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E.B. White

Best Article

Death of a Pig

On the grief that comes with losing livestock.

E.B. White The Atlantic Jan 1948 15min Permalink

Arts

E. B. White: The Art of the Essay No. 1

"I’m not familiar with books on style. My role in the revival of Strunk’s book was a fluke—just something I took on because I was not doing anything else at the time. It cost me a year out of my life, so little did I know about grammar."

E.B. White, Frank H. Crowther, George Plimpton The Paris Review Sep 1969 30min Permalink