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2) 101 stories
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Library of America volume 345
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[2021]
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English
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"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....
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520 Not very long ago some one invented the assertion that there were only "four hundred" people in New York City who were really worth noticing. But a wiser man has arisen - the census taker - and his larger estimate of human interest has been preferred in marking out the field of those little stories of the "Four Million."
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O. Henry delivers a popular selection of character-driven stories that capture the humor and heart of everyday citizens as they face unusual or extraordinary circumstances. He offers a unique point-of-view creating a dynamic narrative full of twists and turns.
Sixes and Sevens features 25 of O. Henry's most notable works. This includes "The Last of the Troubadours," "Makes the Whole World Kin," and "The Duplicity of the Hargraves." Each story is...
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940L
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A story of sacrificial love, a classic for the Christmas season and beyond, A husband and wife cannot afford to give each other presents unless they give up their own greatest treasures. With touching twists, O. Henry unfolds a story of profound implications.
12) Selected stories
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O. Henry, the pen name of William Sydney Porter, is known for short stories with surprise endings. This collection of O Henry's finest stories is a showcase for the sheer variety of one of America's best and best-loved short story writers The variety of the stories is amazing; O Henry is as at home describing life south of the Rio Grande as he is chronicling the activities and concerns of 'the four million' ordinary citizens who inhabited turn-of-the-century...
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Here are sixteen of the best stories by one of America's most popular storytellers. For nearly a century, the work of O. Henry has delighted readers with its humor, irony and colorful, real-life settings. This volume includes "The Gift of the Magi," "The Last Leaf," "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Voice of the City" and "The Cop and the Anthem."
15) Options
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English
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A collection of short stories that fully describe the place and people they're about, along with endlessly inventive plot twists.
16) O. Henry stories
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Includes thirty-five stories by William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, with biographical notes.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 345
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"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....
20) The last leaf
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[1980]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A sick artist with no will to live feels she will die when the last leaf falls from the tree by her window--yet for some reason the leaf hangs on.
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