An edition of Charlotte's Web (1952)

Charlotte's Web

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An edition of Charlotte's Web (1952)

Charlotte's Web

  • 4.0 (354 ratings) ·
  • 2,710 Want to read
  • 264 Currently reading
  • 470 Have read

This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur - and of Wilbur's dear friend Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn. With the help of Templeton, the rat who never did anything for anybody unless there was something in it for him, and by a wonderfully clever plan of her own, Charlotte saved the life of Wilbur, who by this time had grown up to be quite a pig.

How this all comes about is Mr. White's story. It is the story of the magic of childhood on the farm. The thousands of children who loved Stuart Little, the heroic little city mouse, will be entranced by Charlotte the spider, Wilbur the pig, and Fern, the little girl who understood their language.

The forty-seven black-and-white drawings by Garth Williams have all the detail and warmhearted appeal that children love in his drawings.
--jacket description.

Publish Date
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Language
English
Pages
184

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
2013, Puffin Books
paperback in English - 2013 Puffin Books Edition (005)
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Charlotte's Web
2006, HarperEntertainment
Paperback in English - Movie Tie-in Edition
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Charlotte's Web
2002, HarperCollins Publishers
Hardcover in English - 50th Anniversary Retrospective Edition, 1st ed. (1)
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Charlotte's Web
1999, HarperCollins, Harpercollins
Paperback in English - Full Color Edition
Cover of: Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
1999, HarperTrophy, HarperCollins Publishers
Paperback in English
Cover of: Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
1999, HarperCollins Publishers
Hardcover in English - Collector's ed., 1st ed. (1)
Cover of: Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
1993, Puffin Books
Paperback in English - printing (14)
Cover of: Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
1970?, Scholastic
Paperback in English - printing (118)
Cover of: Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
1952, Harper & Brothers
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
1952, Harper & Row Publishers
Hardcover in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1952

Classifications

Library of Congress
PZ7.W58277 Ch
lccn_permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/52009760

Contributors

Illustrator
Garth Williams

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
[8], 184 p.,
Number of pages
184

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16686627M
Internet Archive
charlottesweb0000whit
LCCN
52009760
OCLC/WorldCat
1150011206
Goodreads
32615957

Work Description

Charlotte's Web is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.



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“Where's Papa going with that axe?” said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.
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September 25, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Miami University of Ohio MARC record