1916. Illustrated. A biography of Sydney Porter (O. Henry) who was the most popular short story writer of his time. His stories typically revolved around two of his favorite themes, the situation of the impostor and fate as the one unavoidable reality of life. Another device he used was the surprise ending, usually coming about through coincidence. He was the founder of the humorous weekly The Rolling Stone. When the weekly failed, he joined the Houston Post as a reporter and columnist. He was convicted of embezzling money, although there's much debate over his actual guilt, and while in prison he started to write short stories. His first work, Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking appeared in McClure's Magazine. After emerging from prison Porter changed his name to O. Henry. He then moved to New York and wrote a story a week for the New York World, also publishing in other magazines. Contents: The Life and the Story; Vogue; Ancestry; Birthplace and Early Years; Ranch and City Life in Texas; The Shadowed Years; Finding Himself in New York; Favorite Themes; and Last Days. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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O. HENRY was once asked why he did not read more fiction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, North Carolina, Miss Lina, Sidney Porter, William Swaim, New Orleans, Sydney Porter, Dick Hall, Red Hall, Guilford County, David Caldwell, Doctor Porter, San Antonio, Will Porter, Latin America, Bret Harte, Judge Tourgee, Lyndon Swaim, The Trimmed Lamp, Abia Shirley, Clark Porter, Doctor Hall, Houston Daily Post, Lord Jim, The Gentle Grafter New!
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O. HENRY was once asked why he did not read more fiction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, North Carolina, Miss Lina, Sidney Porter, William Swaim, New Orleans, Sydney Porter, Dick Hall, Red Hall, Guilford County, David Caldwell, Doctor Porter, San Antonio, Will Porter, Latin America, Bret Harte, Judge Tourgee, Lyndon Swaim, The Trimmed Lamp, Abia Shirley, Clark Porter, Doctor Hall, Houston Daily Post, Lord Jim, The Gentle Grafter New!
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- The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Millions by O. Henry on 4 pages
- Strictly Business: New York Stories (Transaction Large Print Books) by O. Henry on 4 pages
- Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry on 4 pages
- The Gentle Grafter by O. Henry on 4 pages
- North Carolina (Celebrate the States) by David Shirley on page 19, page 21, and page 73
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