Read this a couple of years ago and has been thinking of this book. May be time for a reread!
#CoverLove
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
Read this a couple of years ago and has been thinking of this book. May be time for a reread!
#CoverLove
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
This one is from the bottom of the bedroom pile. Written in the late '40s and even then nostalgic for earlier times, it evoked for me the New York of the old movies I used to watch on TV when I was a child. And the writing is beautiful.
A little essay about New York City by E. B. White. A friend gave this to me as a recommendation, and it was a perfect short read for a sunny Sunday afternoon!
#auldlangreads #newinthetitle
White's love letter to NYC. I've been wanting to read this one for a long time now.
I have a #constantcraving for #NYC. Reading books set there is the next best thing. Pictured books are ones I‘ve read since 2016.
#timbittunes
I didn't post much about this at the time, but my particular weakness for 1930s-1940s New York last year made me eager to read this. E.B. White did not disappoint, really. #nonfiction2018 #NewYork #essays
Read Edward Rutherford's NYC saga (it's almost 900 pages and I've managed to read it twice - which says a LOT) and then read E.B White's 37 page essay on the city. #fictionnonfictionpairings @RealLifeReading
If you love NYC, you must read this book! Though much has changed since it was written in 1947, it captures the spirit of NYC in beautiful language that will find you taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of this special place.
"To bring New York down to date, a man would have to be published at the speed of light - and not even Harper is that quick." -E.B. White
The author of Charlotte's Web paints one of my absolute favorite portraits of a city. He captured the essence of NYC. It's a city so full of people, yet sometimes that's the loneliest place to be. Love this book.
A happy Birthday to E.B. White! (Mouse not pictured...or is he?)
This short essay by E.B. White perfectly captures the quintessential and torrential pull of New York City. White describes the city of dreams in such a way for the reader to connect to both the positive and negatives aspects of a place that has shaped so many aspirations and failures.
But the city makes up for its hazards and its deficiencies by supplying its citizens with massive doses of a supplementary vitamin - the sense of belonging to something unique, cosmopolitan, mighty, and unparalleled.