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. The writer’s own life had more than a touch of color and irony. Born William Sidney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1862, he worked on a Texas ranch, then as a bank teller in Austin, then as a reporter for the Houston ‘Post.’ Adversity struck, however, when he was indicted for embezzlement of bank funds. Porter fled to New Orleans, then to Honduras before he was tried, convicted and imprisoned for the crime in 1898. In prison he began writing stories of Central America and the American Southwest that soon became popular with magazine readers. After his release Porter moved to New York City, where he continued writing stories under the pen name O.
Henry Though his work earned him an avid readership, O. Henry died in poverty and oblivion scarcely eight years after his arrival in New York. But in the treasury of stories he left behind are such classics of the genre as ‘The Gift of the Magi, ‘ ‘The Last Leaf, ‘ ‘The Ransom of Red Chief, ‘ ‘The Voice of the City’ and ‘The Cop and the Anthem’ — all included in this choice selection. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
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The Four Million (1906)
The Gift of the Magi
The Cop and the Anthem
Springtime a la Carte
The Green Door
After Twenty Years
The Furnished Room
From
Heart of the West (1907)
The Pimienta Pancakes
From
The Trimmed Lamp (1907)
The Last Leaf
From
The Voice of the City (1908)
The Voice of the City
While the Auto Waits
From
Roads of Destiny (1909)
A Retrieved Reformation
From
Strictly Business (1910)
A Municipal Report
From
Whirligigs (1910)
A Newspaper Story
The Ransom of Red Chief
From
Sixes and Sevens (1911)
A Ghost of a Chance
Makes the Whole World Kin
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