- Farm life, Animals, Juvenile fiction, Domestic animals
Charlotte's Web is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.
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Classical in form, earnest, intimate and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- E. B. White
- First published
- November 1, 1991
- Pages
- 184
- Publisher
- Diogenes, Ishi Press, Penguin Books, in association with Hamish Hamilton
- Editions
- 211
- Language
- rum, heb, Italian, German
- ISBN
- 9781984843258
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“"WHERE'S Papa going with that ax?"" said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast."”
Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White was an American writer. A long-time contributor to "The New Yorker" magazine, he also wrote many famous books for both adults and children, such as the popular Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, and co-authored a widely used writing guide, The Elements of Style, popularly known by its authors' names, as "Strunk & White."
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