The World of O.Henry
Written by O. Henry
Narrated by Frank Muller
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O. Henry
O. Henry (1862-1910) was an American short story writer. Born and raised in North Carolina, O. Henry—whose real name was William Sydney Porter—moved to Texas in 1882 in search of work. He met and married Athol Estes in Austin, where he became well known as a musician and socialite. In 1888, Athol gave birth to a son who died soon after, and in 1889 a daughter named Margaret was born. Porter began working as a teller and bookkeeper at the First National Bank of Austin in 1890 and was fired four years later and accused of embezzlement. Afterward, he began publishing a satirical weekly called The Rolling Stone, but in 1895 he was arrested in Houston following an audit of his former employer. While waiting to stand trial, Henry fled to Honduras, where he lived for six months before returning to Texas to surrender himself upon hearing of Athol’s declining health. She died in July of 1897 from tuberculosis, and Porter served three years at the Ohio Penitentiary before moving to Pittsburgh to care for his daughter. While in prison, he began publishing stories under the pseudonym “O. Henry,” finding some success and launching a career that would blossom upon his release with such short stories as “The Gift of the Magi” (1905) and “The Ransom of Red Chief” (1907). He is recognized as one of America’s leading writers of short fiction, and the annual O. Henry Award—which has been won by such writers as William Faulkner, John Updike, and Eudora Welty—remains one of America’s most prestigious literary prizes.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This collection of stories by O. Henry starts with “The Gift of the Magi”, the one almost everyone has heard of, even if they couldn't say who wrote it. There is at least one more Christmas story in the collection, as well as a Thanksgiving story. I liked some stories better than others, but there really isn't a bad one in the bunch. O. Henry knew how to tell a story, and most of these end with that ironic twist that Henry does so well. I listened to an audio version read by Frank Muller, whose vocal characterizations matched the tone of each story perfectly. Warmly recommended.