Download or read book O Henry and the Theory of the Short Story written by Boris Ėĭkhenbaum and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book O Henry Short Stories written by O. Henry and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 7 best short stories by O Henry written by O. Henry and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: O. Henry had a busy life - including ambushes, arrests and alcoholism. Perhaps this is the explanation of his rich canon of work reflected his wide-range of experiences and is distinctive for its witticism, clever wordplay, and unexpected twist endings.The reader is invited to know the world of O. Henry in these seven selected short stories.The Gift of the Magi The Cop and the AnthemA Retrieved ReformationThe Ransom of Red Chief Springtime a la CarteThe Count and the Wedding Guest Witches' Loaves

Download or read book The Best Short Stories of O Henry written by O. Henry and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The O Henry Short Story Collection Volume I written by O'Henry and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The O. Henry Short Story Collection - Volume I, to include: The Gift Of The Magi - The Ransom Of Red Chief - Holding Up A Train - The Last Of The Troubadours - The Sleuths - Witches' Loaves - The Pride Of The Cities - Holding Up A Train - Ulysses And The Dogman - The Champion Of The Weather - Makes The Whole World Kin - At Arms With Morpheus - A Ghost Of A Chance - Jimmy Hayes And Muriel - The Door Of Unrest - The Duplicity Of Hargraves - Let Me Feel Your Pulse - October And June - The Church With An Overshot-Wheel - New York By Camp Fire Light - The Adventures Of Shamrock Jolnes - The Lady Higher Up - The Greater Coney - Law And Order - Transformation Of Martin Burney - The Caliph And The Cad - The Diamond Of Kali - The Day We Celebrate.

Download or read book Selected Stories written by O. Henry and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighty short stories by a master of the genre O. Henry's comic eye and unique, ironic approach to life's realities are unmatched. These stories—about con men and tricksters and "innocent" deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence—have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, they demonstrate O. Henry's mastery of speech and place, and highlight his appreciation of life's quirks. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Download or read book 7 Best Short Stories by O Henry written by O. Henry and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: O. Henry had a busy life - including ambushes, arrests and alcoholism. Perhaps this is the explanation of his rich canon of work reflected his wide-range of experiences and is distinctive for its witticism, clever wordplay, and unexpected twist endings. The reader is invited to know the world of O. Henry in these seven selected short stories. The Gift of the Magi The Cop and the Anthem A Retrieved Reformation The Ransom of Red Chief Springtime a la Carte The Count and the Wedding Guest Witches' Loaves

Download or read book O Henry 101 Stories LOA 345 written by O. Henry and published by Library of America. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate O. Henry: an annotated edition of classic tales by America's master storyteller Texas troubadour, convicted embezzler, and adopted New Yorker William Sidney Porter—better known as O. Henry—was one of the world’s great storytellers. A master of cunning plots and a gifted humorist, he is best known today for his beloved tale “The Gift of the Magi.” But O. Henry’s palette of moods and methods was as expansive as his exuberant imagination. This Library of America volume offers a fresh look at the full range of his literary genius. Here are 101 stories, including such favorites as “The Ransom of Red Chief,” “The Last of the Troubadours,” and “The Cop and the Anthem,” alongside lesser-known and previously uncollected stories, including three early tales published here for the first time. With full annotation and a newly researched chronology of Porter’s life and career, this is a definitive edition for modern readers of a major American writer.

Download or read book Ou heng Li Duan Pian Xiao Shuo Xuan written by O. Henry and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Selected Stories from O Henry pseud written by O. Henry and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The New York Stories of O Henry written by O. Henry and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-08-14 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With East Side tenements, Wall Street offices, and Fifth Avenue as their backdrops, these colorful tales by a master storyteller recount the dreams and passions of New Yorkers at the turn of the twentieth century. As O. Henry, William Sydney Porter (1862–1910) wrote more than 600 short stories, many of them situated amid the bustle of Manhattan. This collection presents 23 of his best, offering an abundance of wit and irony along with his trademark surprise endings. Selections include "The Duel," in which the author explains that every transplant to New York City must either conquer or be conquered by the metropolis; "What You Want," an exploration of whether or not money can buy happiness; and "Proof of the Pudding," a test of the most realistic way to respond to bad news. Coincidence and fate figure prominently in these moving narratives, which are marked by their keenly observed details and peopled by memorable characters whose dialogue is rich in zesty slang.

Download or read book The New Short Story Theories written by Charles Edward May and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is all organized and thought-provoking collection of materials on what is no longer regarded as an 'underrated' form". -- Kliatt

Download or read book Best Short Stories written by O. Henry and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-10-09 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), better known as O. Henry, led a life similar to those of his own fictional characters. Convicted of embezzlement, he drew inspiration from his prison experiences.nbsp;This volume includes "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Last Leaf,"nbsp; the classic, "The Gift of the Magi" and 13 more.

Download or read book Short Stories of O Henry written by O. Henry and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Unfinished Story written by O.Henry and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Unfinished Story by O. Henry focuses on the life of Dulcie, a shop girl, and on the way shop girls in general must live on their small salaries. O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.

Download or read book O Henry Short Stories Deluxe Hardbound Edition written by O. Henry and published by . This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riches of America's best storyteller, O. Henry, are collected in this anthology. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 600 stories. 'The Gift of the Magi, ' 'The Ransom of the Red Chief, ' 'A Retrieved Information, ' 'The Duplicity of Hargraves, ' and 'An Unfinished Story, ', have been collected in this classic hardbound volu

Download or read book The O Henry Prize Stories 100th Anniversary Edition 2019 written by Laura Furman and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now celebrating its centenary, this prestigious annual anthology gathers the twenty best new short stories published in the previous year. An Anchor Books Original. The O. Henry Prize Stories 2019--continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence--contains twenty prize-winning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. The winning writers are an impressive mix of celebrated names and new, emerging voices. Their stories evoke lives both near and distant, in settings ranging from Jamaica, Houston, and Hawaii to a Turkish coal mine and a drought-ridden Northwestern farm, and feature an engaging array of characters, including Laotian refugees, a Colombian kidnap victim, an eccentric Irish schoolteacher, a woman haunted by a house that cleans itself, and a strangely long-lived rabbit. The uniformly breathtaking stories are accompanied by essays from the eminent jurors on their favorites, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines. List of 2019 winners: Tessa Hadley John Keeble Moira McCavana Rachel Kondo Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Stephanie Reents Alexia Arthurs Valerie O’Riordan Patricia Engel Kenan Orhan Sarah Hall Bryan Washington Isabella Hammad Weike Wang Caoilinn Hughes Souvankham Thammavongsa Liza Ward Doua Thao Alexander MacLeod John Edgar Wideman Prize Jurors 2019: Lynn Freed, Elizabeth Strout, Lara Vapynar