Imagine writing a novel. I have trouble enough just writing a well formed paragraph. Imagine writing a novel that’s 50,000 words long. I don’t think I’ve even spoke that many words in my life. Now imagine writing that 50,000 word novel without the letter E. That’s right. Arguably the most used vowel of the English language. Pop that E cap off of your keyboard and have someone hide it from you.

Finished yet? No? Well, don’t worry about it. It’s already been done. The story is called Gadsby, written by Ernest Vincent. The year written? 1939.