E. B. White on Dogs

By: E. B. White

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

E. B. White is best known for his children's books, such as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. A columnist for the New Yorker for over half a century and coauthor of The Elements of Style, White hit his stride as an American literary icon when he began publishing his One Man's Meat columns from his saltwater farm on the coast of Maine.

In E. B. White on Dogs, his granddaughter and manager of his literary estate, Martha White, has compiled the best and funniest of her grandfather's essays, poems, and letters depicting over a dozen of his various canine companions. Included here are favorite essays such as "Two Letters, Both Open", "Bedfellows", and many others, as well as some of White's little-known notes and comment pieces covering dog shows, sled dog races, and the trials and tribulations of city canines.

This is a book for those who recognize a good sentence and a masterful turn of a phrase; for E. B. White fans looking for more from their favorite author; and for dog lovers who may not have discovered the wit, style, and compassion of this most distinguished of American essayists.

©2013 Martha White (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

It ended abruptly, and oddly.

Mostly delightful and fun. EB was a wonderful writer. Whimsical, thought provoking, funny. Coved decades of his work but fell apart in the last few minutes. Made me wonder

A delightful book!

I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of letters/stories about dogs. His style of writing is delightful and so very accurate in his descriptions of the dogs and their characters. The narration was first class.

Charming interlude

Easygoing way we can enter his everyday life his irony is masterful. I might even have to get my own dog.

Heartfelt and heartening

Wonderful use of language - read sensitively as if the reader was the writer. It was deep with emotion, wit and knowledge. A remarkable outlook on life, animals and human beings.

For lovers of dogs, and especially of E. B. White

E. B. White's writing is perfectly suited for audio, as everything he wrote sounds as good as it looks in the page. This collection includes some of White's best essays, including Death of a Pig and Report From the East. The narrator captures his friendly, bemused tone perfectly. I note that despite its title, the book is more about White himself than about digs, though there's plenty for dog lovers.

Love White... Love hillgartner... Love dogs!

lovely in content, lovely with sentiment, lovely in language. what is there about EB white that is not to love? reading his letters is a wonderful reminder of how beautiful our English language can be.

American classic for everyone esp dog lovers

Many pieces in this collection are so endearing and beautifully and effortlessly written.

The narrator is a match of the E. B. White style. Thanks amazing for making one available to everyone!

Not What I Expected

This isn’t so much a series of writings about dogs, as a collection of writings where dogs are mentioned.

Great book

A fantastic book that I found interesting and relatable. I liked this book and recommend it.

E.B. White's letters that mention dogs

These letters, as read by their author were a very different experience from reading E B. White's children's books. The writer's dogs were often minor mentions in the letter being read and the focus of the letter was an account or opinion regarding totally different theme. The writings show the author's narrative prowess and his intelligence and dry wit, a sardonic humor and affinity for a constant canine companion. Some dogs seemed to be brief asides while a few are much more enduring. It was more memoir than dog stories. I might have enjoyed the book more if I read it, rather than listened to the recorded book.