![]() A few doors down the street on which he lived in the Not interested in the leading members of the avant-garde of his Though he wanted toīe read, he did not seek the approval of the "literary" world and was Remaining in its staff for the rest of his career. It is not the best book I ever encountered, perhaps, but it isįor me the handiest, and I keep it about me in much the same way oneĬarries a handkerchief – for relief in moments of defluxion or despair." (White in The New Yorker, May 23, 1953)įrom 1929 White employed The New Yorker's weekly magazine, Every man, I think, reads one book in his life, and this one The only book I own, although there are some others unclaimed on my Among the other journalists with whom White and his wife becomeįriends were Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, James Thurber, and Stephen Leacock. I wasĮven fairly content with the world." For 11įor the magazine editorial essays and contributed verse and other Leave it to my readers, is about all you can expect of a man. Patting my stomach in a desultory fashion with paper napkin – which, I "I was just sitting there, all buttermilk, Restaurant spills a glass of buttermilk on the suit of the author, who Charles Chaplin regarded it as one of the In the last issue of 1925, marked the emergence of a new and original White, James Thurber, and the Golden Age of The New Yorker by Thomas Vinciguerra, 2016, p. Group, but she shaped the magazine's style, especially its literary Ross described White as one of his staff "geniuses" – the others were High hopes for the magazine." ( Higher Gossip: Essays and Criticism by John Updike, 2013, p. John Updike, "though there was no mistaking her warm heart and In Harold Ross's otherwise all-boy staff and could be brusque," wrote For a period he worked asĪ production assistant and advertising copywriter before joining the Who met every train," he said in his essay 'The Years of Wonder' (1961). "I was a literary man in the highest sense of the term, a poet The dismissal was no reflection on hisĪbility, but his style and devotion to writing simply did not suit the Worked in some miscellaneous jobs, such as reporter for United Press,Īmerican Legion News Service, and the Seattle Times,įrom which he was dismissed. After graduating from Cornell University in 1921, White White once said, that he was a busy writer long before he went into Their experiences." ( Some Writer!: The Story of E. Large family and have profited by the companionship of older brothersĪnd sisters - this is no small matter for you are wiser by reason of Of the globe under the best government known to men. You have been born in the greatest and best land on the face OnĮlwyn's twelfth birthday his father wrote to him: "Think today on your Elwyn was the youngestĬhild of a large family, where parents really loved children. She was forty-one and Samuel was forty-five. Samuel White, a prosperous piano manufacturer, and Jessie (Hart) White Property read exactly alike." (from 'About Myself', 1945)Įlwyn Brooks White was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the son of Important that the written portions of all policies covering the same October in the year nineteen hundred forty-five, at noon, and it is I holdįire Insurance Policy Number 424747, continuing until the 23 day of Recorded in Book 682,, in the country where I live. Most enduring essays is 'Once More to the Lake.' "I am the holder of a quit-claim deed ![]() Was a sensitive spokesman for the freedom of the individual. Often wrote from the perspective of slightly ironic onlooker, he also White's stories ranged from satire to children's fiction. "No one can write a sentence like White," James Thurber once stated. White was known for his crisp, graceful, relaxed style. 4 Find two images that suggest that the lake has not changed and comment on them? 5 Find one or two images that seem to convey both change and sameness and comment on them.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 3 Find two images that White uses to show how the lake has changed since he was there as a boy and comment on them. 2 How would you describe the mood of the piece, the tone of voice? Cite one or two passages where you hear this tone most clearly. 1 What is the central idea of White's essay-the key feeling he evokes, the key concern he expresses? Cite a passage that you think evokes the main feeling or idea most directly. ![]() Download Once More to the Lake and more Literature Exercises in PDF only on Docsity! Study Questions for "Once More to the Lake" by E.B. White Use these study questions to help you do a close reading of the essay. ![]()
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