![]() ![]() White was already well known by then for his pieces in The New Yorker and other literary magazines, and Nordrstrom later recalled that White submitted the manuscript for Stuart Little. Ursula Nordstrom was chief editor of the children’s book division at Harper and Brothers when E.B. ![]() White wrote three children’s books: Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte’s Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). < Title page from ZSR Library’s copy of the 1952 first edition of Charlotte’s Web White’s keen observations on farm life in Charlotte’s Web and other writings were informed by his firsthand experience of life in the barnyard. He married New Yorker editor Katherine Angell in 1929 and soon after bought a farm in Maine. White had a lifelong affinity for animals and love of the natural world. ![]() He wrote poetry and novels for adults and was perhaps best known for his nonfiction essays. ![]() White’s Charlotte’s Web, one of the most beloved children’s books of the 20th century, was first published 60 years ago this month.Įlwyn Brooks White (1899-1985) had a long career as a contributor and an editorial staff member at The New Yorker. ![]()
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