![]() ![]() White at his New Yorker office with his dachshund Minnie, circa 1950. The items in this exhibit case are drawn from Cornell’s comprehensive collection of White’s papers.Į.B. Collectively, these idealized depictions serve as a paean to a simpler lifestyle and a closer connection between animals and humans. Still more can be attributed to his strikingly vivid descriptions of the natural settings they inhabit: Stuart’s road trip through rural New England, the Zuckerman’s farm, and Louis’s Canadian wilderness. ![]() Much of this appeal can be traced to the care White took to ensure that his creations were grounded in authentic animal behavior. ![]() Stuart Little the mouse-boy, Wilbur the pig, Charlotte the spider, and Louis the swan are so fully-realized, with their stories so masterfully blending realism and fantasy, that they have become touchstones of children’s literature, endearing themselves to generations of young readers. White’s love of the natural world, particularly its animals, more apparent than in the characters that populate his three books for children. ![]()
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