O. Henry
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI & THE OTHER TALES FROM NEW YORK: The Skylight Room, The Voice of The City, The Cop and the Anthem, A Retrieved Information, The Last ... The Ransom of Red Chief, The Trimmed Lamp…
eBook
(Musaicum Books Aug. 7, 2017)
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.Table of Contents:The Voice Of The CityThe Making Of A New YorkerA Retrieved ReformationThe Cop And The AnthemThe Duplicity Of HargravesThe Gift Of The MagiThe Last Leaf The Ransom Of Red ChiefThe Skylight RoomThe Trimmed LampThe Whirligig Of LifeA Harlem TragedyBiography of O. HenryThe Gift of the Magi is a story about a young couple who are short of money but desperately want to buy each other Christmas gifts. The Cop and the Anthem is about a New York City hobo named Soapy, who sets out to get arrested so that he can be a guest of the city jail instead of sleeping out in the cold winter. A Retrieved Reformation tells the tale of safecracker Jimmy Valentine, recently freed from prison. The Duplicity of Hargraves is a short story about a nearly destitute father and daughter's trip to Washington, D.C. The Ransom of Red Chief is a short story, it follows two men who kidnap and attempt to ransom a wealthy Alabaman's son; eventually, the men are driven to distraction by the boy's spoiled and hyperactive behavior, and end up having to pay the boy's father to take him back.William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.
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