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The Complete Works of O. Henry. Illustrated: Cabbages and Kings, The Gift of The Magi, The Last Leaf, The Ransom of Red Chief, The Voice of The City and The Cop and The Anthem and others
The Complete Works of O. Henry. Illustrated: Cabbages and Kings, The Gift of The Magi, The Last Leaf, The Ransom of Red Chief, The Voice of The City and The Cop and The Anthem and others
The Complete Works of O. Henry. Illustrated: Cabbages and Kings, The Gift of The Magi, The Last Leaf, The Ransom of Red Chief, The Voice of The City and The Cop and The Anthem and others
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  William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. 
O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. In his day he was called the American answer to Guy de Maupassant. While both authors wrote plot twist endings, O. Henry's stories were considerably more playful, and are also known for their witty narration.
Most of O. Henry's stories are set in his own time, the early 20th century. Many take place in New York City and frequently feature characters with blue-collar jobs, such as policemen and waitresses.
Porter also wrote poetry and non-fiction.
Contents:
THE SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS:
CABBAGES AND KINGS
THE FOUR MILLION
THE TRIMMED LAMP
HEART OF THE WEST
THE VOICE OF THE CITY
ROADS OF DESTINY
OPTIONS
STRICTLY BUSINESS
WHIRLIGIGS
THE TWO WOMEN
SIXES AND SEVENS
THE GENTLE GRAFTER
ROLLING
WAIFS AND STRAYS
O HENRYANA
MY TUSSLE WITH THE DEVIL by O. Henry's Ghost
THE POETRY
THE LETTERS 
LETTERS TO LITHOPOLIS FROM O. HENRY TO MABEL WAGNALLS 
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 27, 2022
ISBN9780880038263
The Complete Works of O. Henry. Illustrated: Cabbages and Kings, The Gift of The Magi, The Last Leaf, The Ransom of Red Chief, The Voice of The City and The Cop and The Anthem and others
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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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