The fourth edition of the timeless composition guide, including an introduction by E. B. White and a foreword by Roger Angell. First published in 1919 as a primer for Cornell University students, The Elements of Style became a renowned reference for writers of all kinds. With a straightforward manner that exemplifies its own advice, this succinct book covers everything from tips on proper comma usage to the principles of effective communication....

The Pulitzer Prize–winning writer and author of Charlotte’s Web documents his move from Manhattan to a saltwater farm in New England: “Superb reading.” -- The New Yorker Called “a mid-20th–century Thoreau” by Notre Dame Magazine , E. B. White’s desire to live a simple life caused him to sell half his worldly goods, give up his job writing the New Yorker ’s “Notes and Comment” editorial page, and move with his family to a saltwater...

Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E. B. White's stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America's foremost literary figures. The New York Times named Here Is New York one of the ten best books ever written about the metropolis, and the New Yorker called it "the wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city."Included with this essay are two short poems by E. B. White: "Commuter"...

The adventures of the debonair mouse Stuart Little as he sets out in the world to seek out his dearest friend, a little bird who stayed a few days in his family's garden.

Thirty-one of E.B. White's essays grouped under such headings as "The Farm," "The Planet," "Memories," and "Books, Men, and Writing."

"Anchored by an introduction by Jon Meacham, this concise collection of essays, letters, and poems from one of this country's most eminent literary voices sheds much-needed historical context on the state of the nation and offers a ray of hope for the future of our society; for "as long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman...the scene is not desolate.""--

A manual conveying the principles of plain English style.

Story of Wilbur the pig and his friendship with Charlotte the spider. A tale of friendship and salvation; a story of the miracles of birth, friendship and death.

"The Elements of Style", was first written by William Strunk in 1918 for private use at Cornell University, where Strunk was a professor of English, and republished by Harcourt in 1920 for the public. The concise handbook remains one of the most important and influential English writing style guides ever published. The original edition of the guide is organized into eight elementary rules of usage (such as using the active voice rather than the passive),...