Twelve Short Stories by O. Henry, O. Henry
Twelve Short Stories by O. Henry, O. Henry
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Twelve Short Stories by O. Henry

Author: O. Henry

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 3 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2015


Synopsis

O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), an American writer of outstanding short stories, known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.

This collection contains twelve of his best loved tales:

1. 'The Cactus'
2. 'The Gift of the Magi'
3. 'One Thousand Dollars'
4. 'The Marionettes'
5. 'The Furnished Room'
6. 'The Unknown Quantity'
7. 'Memoirs of a Yellow Dog'
8. 'The Venturers'
9. 'The Ransom of Red Chief'
10. 'The Last Leaf'
11. 'The Cop and the Anthem'
12. 'The Clarion Call'

About O. Henry

O. Henry, the pseudonym of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), was a prolific American short story writer, a master of surprise endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. A twist of plot, which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance, is typical of his stories. During his lifetime, O. Henry published over six hundred stories and ten collections, including Cabbages and Kings, The Four Million, The Trimmed Lamp, Whirligigs, and The Heart of the West.


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