Facts about Charlotte's Web
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Newbery Medal finalist Margaret Wise Brown rejected the manuscript for Charlotte's Web in 1951, calling it unsuitable for children before its eventual publication and international acclaim.
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Published in 1952, Charlotte's Web is frequently listed among the best-selling children's paperbacks ever published in the United States.
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A spider named Charlotte saves Wilbur's life by weaving words such as 'SOME PIG' into her web, a central plot device of the novel.
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Wilbur the pig was inspired by a runt piglet that E.B. White actually raised on his Maine farm in the 1940s before writing the 1952 novel.
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The original 1952 edition of Charlotte's Web featured illustrations by Garth Williams, whose detailed drawings of Wilbur and Charlotte became iconic to generations of readers.
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E.B. White's 1952 novel Charlotte's Web has sold over 5 million copies worldwide since its publication.