

On Democracy
Author: E. B. White
Narrator: Arthur Morey
Unabridged: 5 hr 12 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 05/07/2019
Author: E. B. White
Narrator: Arthur Morey
Unabridged: 5 hr 12 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 05/07/2019
E. B. White, the author of such beloved classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan, was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of the New Yorker magazine, then in its infancy. He died on October 1, 1985, and was survived by his son and three grandchildren.Mr. White's essays have appeared in Harper's magazine, and some of his other books are: One Man's Meat, The Second Tree from the Corner, Letters of E. B. White, Essays of E. B. White, and Poems and Sketches of E. B. White. He won countless awards, including the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, which commended him for making a ""substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.""During his lifetime, many young readers asked Mr. White if his stories were true. In a letter written to be sent to his fans, he answered, ""No, they are imaginary tales . . . But real life is only one kind of life—there is also the life of the imagination.""
White is a national treasure. His writing is some of the finest ever published by The New Yorker. This collection of thoughts “On Democracy” primarily resulted from the events in Europe that led to the Second World War and what followed. It now has an introduction by the noted historian, Jon Meacham,......more
EB White is a master of that peculiarly America form of essaying, which takes democracy and plays it out in the pages of newsprint. His thoughts here felt simple and clear and wholehearted—queer to read now when the words he can use so easily and clearly (freedom being the foremost) are buzzwords us......more
Any book that includes "Bedfellows," one of the best essays ever written on the American experiment (and dachshunds), is a must-read. This book, featuring essays and commentaries that were written 50 years ago and more, is designed to serve as a commentary on our current state of affairs. In that re......more