The Essential O. Henry Collection (200+ works)

by O. Henry

Overview

The best of American writer O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) in one collection (with active table of contents): Cabbages and Kings The Four Million The Gentle Grafter The Gift of the Magi Heart of the West Options Roads of Destiny Rolling Stones Sixes and Sevens Strictly Business The Trimmed Lamp The Voice of the City Waifs and Strays Whirligigs

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011832338
Publisher:	Archiebooks
Publication date:	10/02/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910) was a prolific American short story writer. Initially trained as a pharmacist, Porter began his writing career as a journalist and worked on his stories on the side. After being accused of embezzling money from a bank he worked for, he fled to Honduras. He returned to the US upon the death of his wife and was sentenced to five years in prison. It was during this time that he began to have his first stories published. He later moved to New York and began writing stories in earnest. Some of his most famous stories include "Gift of the Magi" and "The Caballero's Way" which introduced the character, the Cisco Kid.