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O. Henry

O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. (Source.)

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Born September 11, 1862
Died June 5, 1910

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  • Cover of: The gift of the Magi & other stories

    Cover of edition giftofmagiothers00henr_0 Cover of edition giftofmagiothers0000henr Cover of edition giftofmagiothers00ohen Cover of edition giftofmagiothers00henr First published in 1987 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Modern short stories: a book for high schools

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  • Cover of: Uncertain Endings: literature's greatest unsolved mystery stories

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  • Cover of: Tales of O. Henry

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  • Cover of: A Book of Short Stories

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  • Cover of: Great Short stories of the World

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Silver

    Cover of edition prenticehalllite03koel Cover of edition prenticehalllite00na_1 Cover of edition prenticehalllite7koel First published in 1991 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Short Stories of America

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  • Cover of: Selected stories from O. Henry [pseud.]

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: Gold

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  • Cover of: Illinois: Prentice Hall Literature

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  • Cover of: Short Stories

    First published in 1956 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Penguin Book of American Short Stories

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  • Cover of: Understanding fiction

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Gold Level

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  • Cover of: 69 Short Stories comprising Cabbages and Kings,The Four Million,The Trimmed Lamp.

    First published in 1954 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Bronze Level

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  • Cover of: best short stories of O. Henry.: Selected, and with an introd., by Bennett A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell.

    First published in 1945 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: stories of O. Henry.

    First published in 1965 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Best Stories Of O. Henry: Gift Of The Magi, The Ransom Of Red Chief, Mammon And The Archer And Others

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Born September 11, 1862
Died June 5, 1910

Subjects

Fiction, American Short stories, Social life and customs, Children's fiction, Short stories, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Classic Literature, American literature, Juvenile fiction, Mystery and detective stories, short story, Fiction, short stories (single author), short stories, Drama, American Horror tales, Detective and mystery stories, Horror stories, Juvenile audience, Manners and customs, detective fiction, American fiction, Christmas stories, New york (n.y.), fiction, United States in fiction, horror

Places

United States, New York (N.Y.), Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Baker Street, London, New England, New York, Paris, Amazon rainforest, Caribbean, England, India, Italy, Massachusetts, Salem Village, Ship-Trap Island, Tibet, Calcutta, Jefferson, Surrey, Verona, Wall Street, Mallard residence, Mississippi

People

John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Peyton Farquhar, Archie, C. Auguste Dupin, Duncan Ross, Ethelred, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, Madeline Usher, Minister D—, Mr. Merryweather, Police Inspector Jones, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Roderick Usher, Vincent Spaulding, Faith Brown, General Zaroff, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Ivan, Sanger Rainsford, The Great White Czar, Whitney, Abram

Time

19th century, 20th century, 1890, 1600s, 1861-65, 1861-1865, Antebellum era, 20th Century, American Civil War, Carnival, Civil War, 1865-1918, 1895, 1900's, 1900s, 20e siècle, December, Jindai, carnival

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Alternative names

  • William Sidney Porter
  • O Henry
  • O'Henry
  • Henry, O.
  • O., Henry
  • O'henry
  • O.Henry
  • O.henry
  • William Sydney Porter
  • Henry O.
  • Henry O
  • o. Henry
  • O. O. Henry
  • O. HENRY
  • O. henry
  • O. Henry O. Henry
  • O. . Henry
  • O. Henry Henry
  • Henry. O.. 1862-1910.
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  • Henry. O.
  • O. Henry, Porter, William Sydney
  • O. Henry (William Sydney Porter)
  • HENRY O.
  • William Sydney as O. Henry PORTER
  • O. Henry.
  • HENRY O
  • HENRY. O.
  • O. Henry Henry Henry O. Henry O. Henry O. Henry OHenry
  • O. (pseudonym of William Sydney Porter) Henry
  • Henry, O (Porter, William Sydney)
  • William Sydney. (Illustrated by John Groth) Porter

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August 13, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import