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    O. Henry

    American short story writer (1862-1910)

    William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works include "The Gift of the Magi", "The Duplicity of Hargraves", and "The Ransom of Red Chief", as well as the novel Cabbages and Kings. Porter's stories are known for their naturalist observations, witty narration, and surprise endings. Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Porter worked at his uncle's pharmacy after finishing school and became a licensed pharmacist at age 19. In March 1882, he moved to Texas, where he initially lived on a ranch, and later settled in Austin, where he met his first wife, Athol Estes. While working as a drafter for the Texas General Land Office, Porter began developing characters for his short stories. He later worked for the First National Bank of Austin, while also publishing a weekly periodical, The Rolling Stone. Wikipedia

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  2. interestingliterature.com

    By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The stories of the US short-story writer O. Henry, real name William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), are characterised by their irony and by their surprise endings, which became something of a signature of a good O. Henry short story. However, another word that is often used to describe O. Henry's…
  3. gutenberg.org

    The Gift of the Magi O. Henry 2874 downloads; The Best American Humorous Short Stories 1520 downloads; The Four Million O. Henry 996 downloads; Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of O. Henry O. Henry 772 downloads; Modern Short Stories: A Book for High Schools 747 downloads; The Four Million O. Henry 712 downloads; Heart of the West [Annotated] O. Henry 482 downloads The Trimmed Lamp, and ...
  4. americanenglish.state.gov

    The classic short story The Gift of the Magi is the most famous of O. Henry's stories, but the stories that follow in this collection give the reader a deeper and richer sample of O. Henry's storytelling. This collection of short stories gives the reader a wonderful selection of characters from the United States of 100 years ago.
  5. shortstoryguide.com

    O Henry Short Stories. O. Henry is known for entertaining and clever short stories. Here is a sampling of some O. Henry short stories with a brief "teaser" summary for each. This page contains some of his best and well known stories as well as lesser known works. A link is provided where possible for easy online reading.
  6. goodreads.com

    The more than 600 stories written by O. Henry provided an embarrassment of riches for the compilers of this volume. The final selection of the thirty-eight stories in this collection offers for the reader's delight those tales honored almost unanimously by anthologists and those that represent, in variety and balance, the best work of America's favorite storyteller.
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