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 ...

In 1939 Ernest Vincent Wright wrote an 50,000-word novel without using a single letter e. Wright's Gadsby tells the story of a determined 50-year-old who rallies young people to revitalize their ...