O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories Of 1920 - Various
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The ""O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories Of 1920"" is a collection of short stories written by various authors. The book is named after William Sydney Porter, who was an American writer known by his pen name, O. Henry. The O. Henry Memorial Award is given annually to the best short stories published in American and Canadian magazines. This book contains the prize-winning stories from the year 1920. The stories are diverse in their themes and styles, ranging from romantic to suspenseful to humorous. The authors include both established and emerging writers, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edna…mehr

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The ""O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories Of 1920"" is a collection of short stories written by various authors. The book is named after William Sydney Porter, who was an American writer known by his pen name, O. Henry. The O. Henry Memorial Award is given annually to the best short stories published in American and Canadian magazines. This book contains the prize-winning stories from the year 1920. The stories are diverse in their themes and styles, ranging from romantic to suspenseful to humorous. The authors include both established and emerging writers, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edna Ferber, and Sinclair Lewis. The book is a testament to the power of short stories to capture the imagination and emotions of readers. It is a must-read for anyone who appreciates the art of storytelling.Betty Medill would marry him and she wouldn't marry him. She was having such a good time that she hated to take such a definite step. Meanwhile, their secret engagement had got so long that it seemed as if any day it might break off of its own weight. A little man named Warburton, who knew it all, persuaded Perry to superman her, to get a marriage license and go up to the Medill house and tell her she'd have to marry him at once or call it off forever. This is some stunt--but Perry tried it on December the twenty-ninth.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stocking was hung by the chimney with care, In the that St. Nicholas soon would be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads. And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap;