History Literature / Gadsby

---> "Amongst the boys, cast a fond look upon..."\\
"And with that big Municipal Band a-booming and blaring, and the crowd of our old Organization girls pushing forward..."\\
"...who found Nina frantic from not knowing Virginia's condition, nor why the pair of youths shot madly away without calling anybody."\\
"...with a lot of big shouting patrol officers, asking..."

''Gadsby'' is a 1939 {{Doorstopper}} of a book by Ernest Vincent Wright.

** Wright claimed that he tied down the "E" key on his typewriter to avoid making a mistake. But he still used "the" three times and also included the word "officers".

Notably, Wright [[ConstrainedWriting challenged himself]] to write the novel without using any instances of the letter "E". It was originally a self-published vanity project with a limited run and didn't make a splash, but has [[VindicatedByHistory since gained a cult following]] because Wright succeed in his challenge. Now here's your challenge; re-write this paragraph to, like the former, match his work and remove the letter "E".

Notably, Wright [[ConstrainedWriting challenged himself]] to write the novel without using any instances of the letter "E". It was originally a self-published vanity project with a limited run and didn't make a splash, but has [[VindicatedByHistory sense gained a cult following]] because Wright succeed in his challenge. Now here's your challenge; re-write this paragraph to, like the former, match his work and remove the letter "E".

Wiki/TheOtherWiki has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsby_(novel) more on the book]].

Notably, Wright [[ConstrainedWriting challenged himself]] to write the novel without using any instances of the letter "E".

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!!Gadsby contains examples of:

This plot follows John Gadsby transforming that tiny town of Branton Hills. Branton Hills starts off small, without much productivity, but a bunch of youths try to stand up for it and show adults that youths can aid a town in growing into a thriving city. Gadsby, Champion of Youth, assists in this, shaking down rich widows for cash to furnish a library, hospital, night school and so on. This flip-flops, from "Why, our town ought to build a..." to scrambling for funds to build it. Kids go off to war, but show up again without injury. Gadsby winds up as mayor of Branton Hills, watching his kids attain marital bliss, and starts growing his family with grandkids; Mrs. Gadsby also plays a part in Branton Hills' growth.

* VanityPublishing: Because of ConstrainedWriting. One known such book [[TropesAreNotBad that was actually good]].

Wiki/TheOtherWiki has [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsby_(novel) more on the book]].

Notably, Wright [[ConstrainedWriting challenged himself]] to write the novel without using any instances of the letter "E"... except for two accidental instances of the word "the".