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One of the best-written books in the English lang (Score:1)

by davebaker (4482)

You're right! It's a classic. You generally don't see it except in journalism and similar writing classes, though.
E. B. White is the same author who did Charlotte the Pig and so much wonderful work for The New Yorker magazine.
Isn't that the book that says "Avoid needless words (period)" ?
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  by lachoy (1663) <chris.winters@gmail.com> on 2005.02.28 11:51 (#38589) Homepage Journal
  
  That's "Charlotte's Web", which along with "Trumpet of the Swan" and "Stuart Little" are children's literature classics.
  
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  - Charlotte the Pig? (Score:1)
    
    by davebaker (4482)
    
    Sheesh. Segfault at my end.
    Maybe I was thinking of Freddy the Pig -- the series by Walter Brooks -- I loved those as a kid!

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