Selected Stories of O. Henry (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) EPUB
by O. Henry, O. Henry
Part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series
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- New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
- Biographies of the authors
- Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
- Footnotes and endnotes
- Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
- Comments by other famous authors
- Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations
- Bibliographies for further reading
- Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate
This is just one of the many literary gems in Selected Stories of O. Henry, a collection of 45 of O. Henrys most renowned and entertaining short stories. Each one offers insights into human nature and the ways it is affected by love, hate, wealth, poverty, gentility, disguise, and crimethemes that ran through the authors own life. Born William Sidney Porter, O. Henry started writing while in prison for embezzlement. Later he moved to New York, and his tales romanticizing the commonplace, particularly the life of ordinary New Yorkers, became highly popular. The most widely read author of his time, O. Henry died penniless but left behind a wealth of short stories that endure as classics of the genre.
Victoria Blakeis a freelance writer. She has worked at The Paris Review and contributed to the Boulder Daily Camera, small literary presses in the United States, and English-language publications in Bangkok, Thailand. She currently lives and works in San Diego, California.
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- Publisher:Barnes & Noble Classics
- Publication Date:01/06/2009
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- ISBN:9781411433137
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Barnes & Noble Classics
- Publication Date:01/06/2009
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- ISBN:9781411433137