Strictly Business

by O. Henry

Overview

This collection of short stories from American author O. Henry brings together a motley cast of characters from all walks of life-stage actors, blackmailers, soldiers, waitresses, and average citizens-and adds in an array of unexpected plot twists and other surprises. For fans of short fiction, it doesn't get much better than this.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781986765039
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	03/30/2018
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings.

Table of Contents

I.	Strictly Business	3
II.	The Gold that Glittered	21
III.	Babes in the Jungle	34
IV.	The Day Resurgent	43
V.	The Fifth Wheel	54
VI.	The Poet and the Peasant	73
VII.	The Robe of Peace	83
VIII.	The Girl and the Graft	90
IX.	The Call of the Tame	100
X.	The Unknown Quantity	109
XI.	The Thing's the Play	118
XII.	A Ramble in Aphasia	130
XIII.	A Municipal Report	148
XIV.	Psyche and the Pskyscraper	173
XV.	A Bird of Bagdad	183
XVI.	Compliments of the Season	194
XVII.	A Night in New Arabia	209
XVIII.	The Girl and the Habit	231
XIX.	Proof of the Pudding	240
XX.	Past One at Rooney's	255
XXI.	The Venturers	276
XXII.	The Duel	294
XXIII.	"What You Want"	302