“The essayist … can pull on any sort of shirt, be any sort of person, according to his mood or his subject matter — philosopher, scold, jester, raconteur, confidant, pundit, devil's advocate, enthusiast…”

—  E. B. White

Foreword to Essays of E.B. White (1976)

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American writer 1899–1985

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