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The stories of the US short-story writer O. Henry, real name William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), are characterised by their irony and by their surprise endings, which became something of a signature of a good O. Henry short story.
Hearts And Hands is an English Surprise Endings short story by American writer O. Henry. It was first published in 1881.
Sep 11, 2019 · Henry was the master of surprise endings. He loved twists that are privy to only the omniscient third-person narrator. ‘The Gift of the Magi’ is the most popular example of that technique...
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While the Auto Waits is an English Surprise Endings short story by American writer O. Henry. It was first published in 1881.
After Twenty Years is an English Surprise Endings short story by American writer O. Henry. It was first published in 1881.
‘After Twenty Years’ is a short story by the American writer O. Henry, whose real name was William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). A trademark of the O. Henry story is the surprise twist ending, and ‘After Twenty Years’ is a classic example of this.
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O. Henry's short story endings are so effective because they are surprising. Whether he is writing sentimentally or humorously, his stories usually end with a twist that defies...
