Charlotte's Web is a children's novel by the American writer E. B. White, published in 1952 with illustrations by Garth Williams. It tells the story of Wilbur, a young pig who is saved from slaughter by Fern, a farm girl, and who then lives in the barn, where he befriends a clever spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is again threatened, Charlotte weaves words into her web, such as Some Pig, to convince the farmer that he is special. The book deals gently with friendship, loyalty and death, and has become one of the best-selling children's books in American history. It was adapted into animated and live-action films, and is often read aloud to children in classrooms.
Before and after
- 1952Publication of Waiting for Godot
- 1952Construction of Helsinki Airport
- 1952Founding of WWE
- 1952Introduction of rupiah
- 1952Publication of Charlotte's Web
- from 1952 to 1960Mau Mau rebellion
- 1952Founding of Court of Justice of the European Union
- 1952Identification of hh blood group
- 1952Establishment of Fiordland National Park
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1949Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
- c. 1950sRise of pop art
- 1955Publication of Guinness World Records
- from 31 March 1997 to 11 November 2022Premiere of Teletubbies
- 2003Construction of Three Gorges Dam
- 2004Construction of Cam Ranh International Airport
The era
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