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  1. 100 Selected Stories. O. Henry. Wordsworth Editions, 1995 - Fiction - 735 pages. With a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D. This selection of a hundred of O. Henry's...

  2. Short stories like OHenrys capitalized on the vast American geography and social stratums. A New York banker could read of a fictional Texan thief and vice versa. Literary devices such as imagery, colloquialisms, and didacticism made OHenrys storylines vivid portraits of modernist Americana.

  3. Jun 17, 2020 · O Henry's finest stories is a showcase for the sheer varienty of one of America's best-loved short story writers. They are marked by coincidence and surprise endings as well as compassion and high humour. "Selected stories." Notes. text close to gutter. skewed text inherent from source. Access-restricted-item. true. Addeddate. 2020-06-17 19:03:24.

  4. Oct 3, 2013 · The best short stories of O. Henry. The gift of the Magi -- A cosmopolite in a café -- Man about town -- The cop and the anthem -- The love-philtre of Ikey Schoenstein -- Mammon and the archer -- Springtime à la carte -- From the cabby's seat -- An unfinished story -- The romance of a busy broker -- The furnished room -- Roads of destiny ...

  5. Aug 1, 2001 · Short stories, American Category: Text: EBook-No. 2776: Release Date: Aug 1, 2001: Most Recently Updated: Oct 21, 2021: Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 655 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!

  6. The Best Short Stories of O. Henry. By O. Henry Edited by Bennett Cerf and Van H. Cartmell. Best Seller. Category: Short Stories | Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction. Hardcover $24.00. Mar 22, 1994| ISBN 9780679601227. Buy. Ebook $4.99. Jul 28, 2010| ISBN 9780307758651. Buy. All Formats. +. Hardcover$24.00. Mar 22, 1994 | ISBN 9780679601227.

  7. The Ransom of Red Chief is a fine example of O. Henry's use of irony. First published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1902. Bill and Sam sure didn't anticipate the lesson they learned, "Crime sure doesn't pay!" In fact, it'll cost you plenty. It looked like a good thing: but wait till I tell you.

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