O. Henry

The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Here are sixteen of the best stories by one of America's most popular storytellers. For nearly a century, the work of O. Henry has delighted readers with its humor, irony and colorful, real-life settings. The writer's own life had more than a touch of color and irony. Born William Sidney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1862, he worked on a Texas ranch, then as a bank teller in Austin, then as a reporter for the Houston "Post." Adversity struck, however, when he was indicted for embezzlement of bank funds. Porter fled to New Orleans, then to Honduras before he was tried, convicted and imprisoned for the crime in 1898. In prison he began writing stories of Central America and the American Southwest that soon became popular with magazine readers. After his release Porter moved to New York City, where he continued writing stories under the pen name O.
HenryThough his work earned him an avid readership, O. Henry died in poverty and oblivion scarcely eight years after his arrival in New York. But in the treasury of stories he left behind are such classics of the genre as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Last Leaf," "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Voice of the City" and "The Cop and the Anthem" all included in this choice selection. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486110073
• Artikelnr.: 39138057

Autorenporträt

O. Henry (1862 - 1910) was born under the name William Sydney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1862. This Amercian Short Story writer has a rich canon and his short stories are well known throughout the world; noted for their witticism, clever wordplay, and unexpected twist endings.

Inhaltsangabe

From The Four Million (1906) The Gift of the Magi The Cop and the Anthem
Springtime a la Carte The Green Door After Twenty Years The Furnished
Room From Heart of the West (1907) The Pimienta Pancakes From The Trimmed
Lamp (1907) The Last Leaf From The Voice of the City (1908) The Voice of
the City While the Auto Waits From Roads of Destiny (1909) A Retrieved
Reformation From Strictly Business (1910) A Municipal Report From
Whirligigs (1910) A Newspaper Story The Ransom of Red Chief From Sixes and
Sevens (1911) A Ghost of a Chance Makes the Whole World Kin