WRITER

E. B. White

1899 - 1985

E. B. White

Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). In a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, Charlotte's Web was ranked first in their poll of the top one hundred children's novels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of E. B. White has received more than 2,163,898 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). E. B. White is the 4,054th most popular writer (down from 3,660th in 2019), the 5,324th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,891st in 2019) and the 436th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

2.2M
Page Views (PV)
50.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
2.09
Effective Languages (L*)
5.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Elements of Style

Report writing, Rhetoric, Open Syllabus Project

1920

Charlotte's Web

Massachusetts Children's Book Award winner, Newbery Honor book, Readers

This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur - and of Wilbur's dear friend Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn. With the help of Templeton, the rat who never did anything for anybody unless there was something in it for him, and by a wonderfully clever plan of her own, Charlotte saved the life of Wilbur, who by this time had grown up to be quite a pig. How this all comes about is Mr. White's story. It is the story of the magic of childhood on the farm. The thousands of children who loved Stuart Little, the heroic little city mouse, will be entranced by Charlotte the spider, Wilbur the pig, and Fern, the little girl who understood their language. =========== This is the book which turned me into both a book lover, and an English Major, at age 5. My sister, who was 8 at the time, had checked it out and asked my mother to read it aloud to her. I listened in, and was hooked from the first page. As soon as I could comprehend the basics of reading, this is the book I read, more than any other. The story (Talking animals! Friendly spiders!) is down-home, laugh-out-loud funny, but also charming and slighly sad, but still optimistic, at it's conclusion. While children who have never experienced farm life may not understand some of the details, the pace of the story is quick enough to keep everyone entertained, one chapter at a time. Please, if you need the "perfect book" to read to a child who loves animals, Charlotte's Web would be a great choice!

1952

The second tree from the corner

American wit and humor

1954

One man's meat

1942

Stuart Little

family, Fiction, Juvenile audience

Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure. Stuart's greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears from her nest. Determined to track her down, Stuart ventures away from home for the very first time in his life. He finds adventure aplenty. But will he find his friend?

1945

The Trumpet of the Swan

Cisnes, Ficción juvenil, Fiction

Louis, a romantic swan, is in love with the angelic Serena, but he can't tell her how he feels; he has no voice. When he meets eleven-year-old Sam Beaver, a human friend, he goes to school with him to learn how to read and write. Louis' father also helps out; he steals a brass trumpet for his son. In the end, Louis learns to play, wins Serena's heart, and repays the music shop owner for his stolen trumpet. Here is a wonderful story of romance, friendship, and determination among animals and humans.

1970

Page views of E. B. Whites by language

Over the past year E. B. White has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 251,376 views, followed by Spanish (5,911), and Chinese (4,619). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Azerbaijani (143.75%), Czech (91.19%), and Simple English (68.80%)