Charlotte’s Web

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Charlotte’s Web
E.B. White

A novel about a curious friendship between a pig, Wilbur, and a spider, Charlotte, living on a farm. When Wilbur realises he is going to be eventually slaughtered, Charlotte promises to save him. She starts weaving words of praise about Wilbur into her web, making him a tourist attraction.

· · 1952

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White, E.B.; Williams, Garth. Charlotte's Web. Harper and Brothers, 1952. 184 pp., ISBN 9780062658753

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