Strictly Business [Hardcover]

O. Henry (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: April 2003

This collection of 33 stories from 1908 chronicles the place with which O. Henry is most identified: New York City, which he called "Baghdad-on-the-Subway." A very popular and prolific author, O. Henry is noted for his sentimental tales dealing with the lives of everyday people; he is also revered as a master of the surprise endings.

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About the Author

O. Henry (William Sydney Porter, 1862-1910) was an American short-story writer. In his writing, O. Henry was able to catch the color and movement of the city and showed a genuine sympathy for ordinary people. Some of his works include Cabbages and Kings, Roads of Destiny, and Strictly Business among many others.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: IndyPublish.com (April 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1404361308
ISBN-13: 978-1404361300
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,156,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 books cite this book:

Waifs and Strays: Twelve Stories by O. Henry on 6 pages
O. Henry Biography by C. Alphonso Smith on 4 pages
Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million by O. Henry in Front Matter, page 91, and page 231
Selected Stories (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by O. Henry in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Pull: Networking and Success since Benjamin Franklin (Harvard Studies in Business History) by Pamela Walker Laird in Back Matter

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