song without words is a 50 000 word novel without the letter e.
song without words is a 50 000 word novel without the letter e.
50 000 word novel without the letter e?
song without words
though vanity published and little noticed in its time, the book is a favourite of fans of constrained writing and is a sought-after rarity among some book collectors. later editions of the book have sometimes carried the alternative subtitle "50,000 word novel without the letter "e"".









































despite wright's claim, published versions of the book may contain a handful of uses of the letter "e". the version on project gutenberg, for example, contains "the" three times and "officers" once.









































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gadsby (novel)
the white isle is a fantasy novel by darrell schweitzer, illustrated by stephen fabian. originally published as a 10,000 word novelette in "weirdbook" no. 9, july 1975, it was afterward expanded by the author into a 55,000 word novel. in its expanded form, it was first published in "fantastic science fiction" magazine in two parts, as "the white isle" and "the magician's daughter," in v. 27, no. 9-10, april-july 1980. it was subsequently published in book form in trade paperback by borgo press in december 1989, with a hardcover edition following from owlswick press in february 1990 and a later trade paperback and ebook editions from wildside press in april 2007 and january 2011. it was also reprinted, together with alan rodgers's "bone music", in "weird tales library", v. 1, no. 1, winter 1999.
the white isle