The book is a favorite of fans of “constrained writing” and is a sought-after rarity among some book collectors. Wright says his primary difficulty was avoiding the “-ed” suffix for past tense verbs.
Ernest Vincent Wright's 1939 novel Gadsby has 50,110 words, none of which contains the letter "E".
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Ernest Vincent Wright's 1939 novel Gadsby has 50,110 words, none of which contains the letter "E".
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