"Some of the finest examples of contemporary, genuinely American prose." -- Washington Post "His voice rumbles with authority through sentences of surpassing grace. In his more than fifty years at The New Yorker, White set a standard of writerly craft for that supremely well-wrought magazine. In genial, perfectly poised essay after essay, he has wielded the English language wit...(展开全部)

"Some of the finest examples of contemporary, genuinely American prose." -- Washington Post "His voice rumbles with authority through sentences of surpassing grace. In his more than fifty years at The New Yorker, White set a standard of writerly craft for that supremely well-wrought magazine. In genial, perfectly poised essay after essay, he has wielded the English language wit...(展开全部)

Elwyn Brooks White was a leading American essayist, author, humorist, poet and literary stylist and author of such beloved children's classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine. He authored over seventeen books of prose and poetry ...(展开全部)

Elwyn Brooks White was a leading American essayist, author, humorist, poet and literary stylist and author of such beloved children's classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine. He authored over seventeen books of prose and poetry ...(展开全部)

The classic collection by one of the greatest essayists of our time.

The classic collection by one of the greatest essayists of our time.

E·B·怀特（1899—1985）是20世纪最伟大的美国随笔作家。作为《纽约客》主要撰稿人，怀特一手奠定了影响深远的“《纽约客》文风”。怀特对尘世上的一切都怀着“面对复杂，保持欢喜”的态度，其人格魅力与文字修养一样山高水长。除了他终生挚爱的随笔，他还为孩子们写了三本书：《精灵鼠小弟》、《夏洛的网》与《吹小号的天鹅》，被誉为“二十世纪读者最多、最受爱戴的童话”。《纽约时报》为怀特逝世发表的讣告中称“如同宪法第一修正案一样，E·B·怀特的原则与风范长存”。

E·B·怀特（1899—1985）是20世纪最伟大的美国随笔作家。作为《纽约客》主要撰稿人，怀特一手奠定了影响深远的“《纽约客》文风”。怀特对尘世上的一切都怀着“面对复杂，保持欢喜”的态度，其人格魅力与文字修养一样山高水长。除了他终生挚爱的随笔，他还为孩子们写了三本书：《精灵鼠小弟》、《夏洛的网》与《吹小号的天鹅》，被誉为“二十世纪读者最多、最受爱戴的童话”。《纽约时报》为怀特逝世发表的讣告中称“如同宪法第一修正案一样，E·B·怀特的原则与风范长存”。

E·B·怀特（1899—1985）是20世纪最伟大的美国随笔作家。作为《纽约客》主要撰稿人，怀特一手奠定了影响深远的“《纽约客》文风”。怀特对尘世上的一切都怀着“面对复杂，保持欢喜”的态度，其人格魅力与文字修养一样山高水长。除了他终生挚爱的随笔，他还为孩子们写了三本书：《精灵鼠小弟》、《夏洛的网》与《吹小号的天鹅》，被誉为“二十世纪读者最多、最受爱戴的童话”。《纽约时报》为怀特逝世发表的讣告中称“如同宪法第一修正案一样，E·B·怀特的原则与风范长存”。

梅丽莎·斯威特（Melissa Sweet），美国顶级畅销书作家、插画家，创作过80多本绘本，其中包括两本凯迪克银奖作品《正确的单词》和《单词之河：威廉·卡洛斯的故事》，她的作品《多一点红》《卡明》和《铁路》曾登上《纽约时报》畅销榜，《百老汇上空的气球》获得《出版人周刊》年度最佳图画书。她喜欢遛狗、骑行，现居美国缅因州罗克波特市。