“A splendid exercise in scholarship and literary analysis―and fun to read.†―“New and Recommended,†New York Times Book Review
Here is a richly detailed and vivid biography of the man who wrote Charlotte’s Web, The Trumpet of the Swan, and Stuart Little; the White of “Strunk and Whiteâ€; the writer whose style and humor were so important in distinguishing The New Yorker’s first thirty years. Included are some fifty photographs and drawings, as well as manuscript facsimiles.