{"product_id":"new-york-sketches-paperback","title":"New York Sketches - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. B. White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartha White\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jewels of observation . . . A world described in such loving detail overflows with wonders: The rigorous attention in \u003ci\u003eSketches\u003c\/i\u003e is a kind of re-enchantment.\" --Becca Rothfeld, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow in a beautiful hardcover gift edition: E. B. White's wisest and wittiest homages to his beloved, bedeviled, beguiling New York City.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than fifty years at The New Yorker, E. B. White came to define the ideal American prose: clear, casual, democratic, and urbane. While his classic Here Is New York captured a specific moment in the life of Manhattan, New York Sketches, the first collection of his casual pieces about the city, offers a more intimate and playful look at the city's everyday enchantments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere White ranges at whim from the nesting habits of pigeons to the behavior of snails in aquariums, from the ghosts of old romance that haunt a fire escape or flower shop to the bustle of a calculator trade show on Eighth Avenue. These sketches, some less than a page long, many written for a laugh or in response to the news of the day, show us White at his most sprightly and inventive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly presented in a beautiful, pocket-sized hardcover gift edition, \u003ci\u003eNew York Sketches\u003c\/i\u003e is a diversion for every New Yorker--native, adoptive, aspiring, or far from home--and a perfect introduction to what White called \"the inscrutable and lovely town.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElwyn Brooks White\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1985) was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the youngest of six children. He is best known today for his classic children's books \u003ci\u003eCharlotte's Web\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStuart Little\u003c\/i\u003e; he was also among the best and funniest American prose stylists of the twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha White\u003c\/b\u003e, granddaughter of E. B. White, is a writer and editor. Her essays have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377979965618,"sku":"9781946022738","price":18.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8TrwjrNkF_9781946022738.webp?v=1783055574","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/new-york-sketches-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}