Gadsby

A novel of over fifty thousand words in which the letter E never once appears - no the, no he, no she, no yesterday. Wright tied down the E bar of his typewriter to keep himself honest; the publisher went bankrupt, most copies burned in a warehouse fire, and the book became legendary. This edition binds 58 plates of painting with the text, among them works by Childe Hassam, Robert Henri and Edvard Munch, plus one restored colour illustration.