Charlotte's Web
American novelist, 1899–1985.
Charlotte's Web is a 1952 novel by E. B. White.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- E. B. White
- First published
- 1952
- Length
- 272 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Children's and young adult, Fable, Rural life
Is Charlotte's Web worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: The Great American Read (PBS) and The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
| The Great American Read (PBS, 2018) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Charlotte's Web
The edition we link to is the Puffin Classics paperback (2014), 272 pages.
- Publisher
- Puffin Classics (paperback, 2014)
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780141354828
How critics, prizes and readers rate Charlotte's Web
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 15% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 7% on critics' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Charlotte's Web
If you liked Charlotte's Web, try The Lord of the Rings, The Wind in the Willows or The Stand.
