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  1. Oct 21, 2021 · I crossed a crow's-foot of street-car tracks, and skirted the edge of an umbrageous park. An artificial Diana, gilded, heroic, poised, wind-ruled, on the tower, shimmered in the clear light of her namesake in the sky. Along came my poet, hurrying, hatted, haired, emitting dactyls, spondees and dactylis.

  2. The Voice of the City, a Short Story by O. Henry. Twenty-five years ago the school children used to chant their lessons. The manner of their delivery was a singsong recitative between the utterance of an Episcopal minister and the drone of a tired sawmill.

  3. Apr 12, 2022 · ''The Voice of the City'' tells the story of a man on a quest to find the voice of New York City. He decides that there is a ''composite vocal message of massed humanity'' and aims to find out ...

  4. Sep 1, 1998 · About this eBook. Author. Henry, O., 1862-1910. Title. The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million. Contents. The voice of the city -- The complete life of John Hopkins -- A lickpenny lover -- Dougherty's eye-opener -- "Little speck in garnered fruit" -- The harbinger -- While the auto waits -- A comedy in rubber -- One thousand ...

    • O. Henry
    • English
    • 1920
  5. O. Henry. A big city has a hum to it, a buzz and occasionally a grunt. On a quest to find the "composite vocal message of massed humanity", this O. Henry short story guides us through streets, past cops and vendors in order to discover what New York has to say. Astonishingly atmospheric illustrations by Magda Boreysza bring New York to life in ...

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  7. Set in New York City at the dawn of the twentieth century, including stories of the idle rich, the hardworking middle class, and the hopeless poor. Readers will enjoy rubbing shoulders with outlaws and commiserating with thwarted lovers--all the while looking forward to the author's trademark surprise endings.

  8. May 7, 2021 · The Voice of the City (1908) is a collection of twenty-five short stories by American writer O. Henry. Inspired by his experiences as a fugitive and prisoner, these stories address themes of poverty and city life with humor and abundant empathy. Its focus on the regular, working class people of New York City makes The Voice of the City a sequel ...

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