Roger Angell is the stepson of E. B. White. Both have been long-associated with the "New Yorker" magazine, and Angell has credited White with influencing him as a writer.
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Elwyn Brooks White was one of the original writers for "The New Yorker" magazine. Over the course of several years he contributed satirical sketches, poems, essays, and editorials. He wrote his first book for children, STUART LITTLE, after he dreamed of a tiny boy who acted like a mouse. His 1952 classic, CHARLOTTE'S WEB, is actually set on the Maine farm where White and his wife lived. After a sabbatical of 18 years, he published his third and final novel for children, THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN. more...
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07/11/1899 Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, Southeastern States, Southern States, United States,
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i loved how louis's father talked like the examples of bad writing from strunk&white, and i loved how tight the narrative was, so that questions asked at the beginning were answered by the end, and my heart was totally warmed by louis's triumph. some parts of the book required rather a leap of faith, though. a swan learns to read and write? AND GETS HIS ONE OF HIS WEBBED FEET CUT WITH A RAZOR AND IT DOESN'T HURT OR MESS UP HIS SWIMMING?