![]() ![]() "The Bible has me dead (70 years old) on July 11," he noted, "and I believe everything I read in print." With his wife, Katharine, and a barn full of sheep and a coop full of chickens and a dog named Jones, he now lives here the year round, fighting the miseries of age and savoring timeless pleasures. Gave pause to those who sailed in his wake. Is Cold"), in children's books ("Stuart Little" and "Charlotte's Web"), and in a writing manual ("The Elements of Style," whose co-author was William Strunk, Jr.) his mastery of form and perspective In collections of essays ("One Man's Meat," "The Second Tree From the Corner"), in poetry ("The Lady Or good-natured or happy, he suggests quietly:įor many years he wrote "Notes and Comment"-the opening pages of The New Yorker- celebrating things in general. When he hears others proclaim a duty to be courageous He is solicitous about colleagues, concerned about friends and worried about the whole world. In a trade frequently built on large egos and small principles, Mr. White is the kind of sailor-deft, controlled, ready to deal with storms and calms-whose craft graces the waters. Every blank page conceals perils for the unwary,īut E. ![]() ![]() White: Notes and Comment by Author By Israel Shenker, Special to the New York Times orth Brooklin, Me.-Writing is an affair of yearning for great voyages and hauling on frayed ropes. ![]()
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