The very best of O. Henry [electronic resource]. O Henry.
This volume contains twenty of O. Henry's finest short stories, including "The Gift of the Magi," "The Ransom of Red Chief," and "The Making of a New Yorker."O. Henry, the pseudonym of the American writer William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), is best known for writing stories full of wit, wordplay, and warm characterizations, and particularly for their clever twist endings. This volume contains twenty of O. Henry's best and best-loved stories. They are marked by coincidence and surprise endings as well as the compassion and high humor that have made O. Henry's stories popular for the last century.The stories contained in this unique collection are "Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking," "The Gift of the Magi," "The Cop and the Anthem," "One Dollar's Worth," "A Retrieved Reformation," "The Last of the Troubadours," "The Caballero's Way," "Last Leaf," "The Furnished Room," "Cupid's Exile Number Two," "The Lotus and the Bottle," "The Trimmed Lamp," "Springtime a la Carte,"...
Record details
- ISBN: 9781452620664 (sound recording)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (6 audio files) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: Old Saybrook : Tantor Media, 2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Unabridged. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator: Peter Berkrot. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 193601 KB). |
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Subject: | Fiction. Short stories. United States > Social life and customs > Fiction. |
Genre: | Electronic books. |