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2. www.tpr.org › podcast › book-publicBook Public: 'The Best Short Stories 2024': The O. Henry ...

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   9 hours ago · Amor Towles is the guest editor of The Best Short Stories 2024 –a collection of O. Henry Prize-winning stories. He is also the author of Table for Two, The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility. His novels have sold millions and have been translated to more than thirty languages. Jenny Minton Quigley is the editor of ...

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   What is the most famous short story of O Henry?

   • The classic short story The Gift of the Magi is the most famous of O. Henry's stories, but the stories that follow in this collection give the reader a deeper and richer sample of O. Henry's storytelling. This collection of short stories gives the reader a wonderful selection of characters from the United States of 100 years ago.

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   Why did O Henry write a short story?

   • O. Henry typically worked with themes of morality, grappling with his own idea of what is moral while simultaneously maintaining all of the other minor details of his short stories. He was not afraid to explore different questions and ideas, and this fluidity often led to him sending his unedited work directly to his publisher's.

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   When was O. Henry's first story published?

   • O. Henry's first story was published in 1899 when he was in prison on a false charge of stealing money from a bank. After he came out of prison, O. Henry became a professional writer. He wrote about the lives of the 'little people': clerks, shop assistants, and farm workers.

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   Why was O Henry's writing style so unique?

   • Carl Van Doren argues that O. Henry's writing style was so unique because of his tendency to know all of the details of the story before he even began writing. O. Henry typically worked with themes of morality, grappling with his own idea of what is moral while simultaneously maintaining all of the other minor details of his short stories.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Dream_(short_story)The Dream (short story) - Wikipedia

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   The Dream (short story) " The Dream " is a Gothic tale written by Mary Shelley and first published in The Keepsake for 1832. Set in France around the turn of the seventeenth century, it is the story of a young woman named Constance who is in love with Gaspar, the son of her father's enemy. Because their fathers killed each other in battle ...

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6. omeka-pilot.manhattan.edu › exhibits › showO. Henry's Writing Style · Manhattan College Omeka

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   Sep 4, 2024 · William Sydney Porter, the real name of O. Henry, was known for his short stories that often contained surprise endings and dark, mysterious topics. Carl Van Doren argues that O. Henry's writing style was so unique because of his tendency to know all of the details of the story before he even began writing. O.

7. www.fantasticfiction.com › t › amor-towlesThe Best Short Stories 2024 (O. Henry Prize Stories) by Amor ...

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   3 days ago · The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring prize-winning stories by Kate DiCamillo, Jess Walter, Dave Eggers, Allegra Goodman, Jai Chakrabarti, Francisco Gonzalez, and more.

8. www.barnesandnoble.com › w › the-best-short-storiesThe Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners

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   4 days ago · The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring prize-winning stories by Kate DiCamillo, Jess Walter, Dave Eggers, Allegra Goodman, Jai Chakrabarti, Francisco Gonzalez, and more.

   • ISBN-13: 9780.6B
   • Publication date: 09/10/2024

   • Pages: 432
   • Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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    3 days ago · A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows. -O. Henry, short-story writer (11 Sep 1862-1910)

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    1 day ago · 'The Ransom of Red Chief,' by O. Henry. June 28, 2024. 'Athenaise' by Kate Chopin. June 21, 2024. 'Paul Bunyan,' An American Folk Tale. June 14, 2024. 'Feathertop,' by Nathaniel Hawthorne....