Hour by hour she sat motionless, deep in thought. Having promised Wilbur that she would save his life, she was determined to keep her promise. Charlotte was naturally patient. She knew from experience that if she waited long enough, a fly would come to her web; and she felt sure that if she thoug...
White Afternoon of an American Boy When I was in my teens, I lived in Mount Vernon, in the same block with J. Parnell Thomas, who grew up to become chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. I lived on the corner of Summit and East Sidney, at No. 101 Summit Avenue, and Parnell liv...
B. White Garth Williams HarperCollins Publishers (1946) Rating: **** Tags: Classics, Little; Stuart (Fictitious Character), Action Adventure, Adventure and Adventurers, Juvenile Fiction, General, Mice; Hamsters; Guinea Pigs; Etc, Voyages and Travels, Animals, Mice, Fiction Amazon.com ReviewHow te...
We have the deepest envy for anyone who can feel at home with great matters, and who, armed cap-a-pie with information, can see into the motives of rulers and the hearts of subjects, and can answer Yes to this, No to that. Our envy was so strong that when we returned home at midnight and our wife...
He saw her up overhead in a corner near the back of his pen. She was very quiet. Her eight legs were spread wide. She seemed to have shrunk during the night. Next to her, attached to the ceiling, Wilbur saw a curious object. It was a sort of sac, or cocoon. It was peach-colored and looked as thou...