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O. Henry (Author)
Table of Contents: – The Voice Of The City – The Making Of A New Yorker – A Retrieved Reformation – The Cop And The Anthem – The Duplicity Of Hargraves – The Gift Of The Magi – The Last Leaf – The Ransom Of Red Chief – The Skylight Room – The Trimmed Lamp – The Whirligig Of Life – A Harlem Tragedy – Biography of O. Henry – The Gift of the Magi is a story about a young couple who are short of money but desperately want to buy each other Christmas gifts. – The Cop and the Anthem is about a New York City hobo named Soapy, who sets out to get arrested so that he can be a guest of the city jail instead of sleeping out in the cold winter. – A Retrieved Reformation tells the tale of safecracker Jimmy Valentine, recently freed from prison. – The Duplicity of Hargraves is a short story about a nearly destitute father and daughter’s trip to Washington, D.C. – The Ransom of Red Chief is a short story, it follows two men who kidnap and attempt to ransom a wealthy Alabaman’s son; eventually, the men are driven to distraction by the boy’s spoiled and hyperactive behavior, and end up having to pay the boy’s father to take him back. – William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry’s short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.
Number of Pages: 164Dimensions: 0.35 x 9 x 6 INPublication Date: December 13, 2018
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