I'm Subarna Kandel. Studying Bsc Horticulture at MRMC Illam.
Two authors managed to complete entire novels without ever using the letter "E". You Won't Find the Letter "E" in Either of These Two Novels . Two authors managed to complete entire novels without ever using the letter "E" all the more amazing. Written in 1939, Ernest Vincent Wright's Gadsby is a 50,000 word novel—and there’s not an "E" in sight (at least not once you get past the author's name or the introduction, in which Wright mentions how people often told him that such a feat was impossible). But Gadsby sticks to its own rules admirably. If there are abbreviations used, they are only ones that still would not contain the letter "E" if written out in full. In order to make sure he didn't accidentally cheat, Wright reportedly tied down the letter "E" on his typewriter. Inspired by Wright, Georges Perec decided to write his own novel without the letter "E"—in his first language, French. Publ...
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