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O. Henry: a biographical sketch and a library of the author's collected books, novels, short stories, poems, and essays

American author O. Henry (William Sidney Porter) was born on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Image of O. Henry in his thirties via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Many artists live in the Greenwich Village area of New York. Two young women named Sue and Johnsy shared a studio apartment at the top of a three-story building. When Johnsy is sick, her friends try to help her fight the disease. Learn how they did it in this classic story.

Introduction: O Henry is a remarkable famous short story writer of America though he had short-lived and died at the age of 47. He has written over 300 short stories and “After Twenty Years” is one of the best short stories from him. It deals with Fate, Friendship and Duty and combines them all into a single thread as an interesting short story. If fate plays a game with your life, which one would you like to be loyal to – Friendship or Duty? The short story answers by unfolding the suspense…

The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day is VERY arcane: Famed short story author O. Henry (William Sydney Porter), who wrote "The Gift of the Magi", "The Duplicity of Hargraves", and "The Ransom of Red Chief" and other classics, first met his wife Athol Estes at the laying of the cornerstone of the Texas State Capitol on March 2, 1885. The couple eloped on July 1, 1887. Here's a photo of O. Henry right about the time he met Athol.

Special Christmas collection of short stories by O.Henry.

Get an answer for 'Themes and Purpose of "Hearts and Hands" by O. Henry' and find homework help for other O. Henry questions at eNotes

I came across this photo of O. Henry in a February 1904 issue of The Critic. A brief note describes his mysterious appearance among the New York literati: Less than a year ago the readers of popular magazines began to be startled and delighted by certain fantastic and ingenious tales, mainly dealing with Western life and bearing the strange device "O. Henry" as a signature. In a short time people began to talk to each other about the stories, and very soon they began to ask who the author…

The Gift of the Maji, O. Henry, William Sydney Porter, short story, New York City, Della, Jim, Christmas,

In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.” These “places” make strange angles and cur…