Showalter needs to visit the grave of E.B. White.
I suppose that is where “Elements of Style” must be buried....
Completely off-topic, I corresponded with E.B. White in the late 70’s. My dad had all of White’s books and I read them with enthusiasm. I wrote to thank him for his essays and was happily surprised when he wrote back. We continued exchanging occasional letters until a year or so before he died. Finding others who know of him beyond his lovely children’s book is a treat.