Henry O.

William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His wit and plot twists were adored by his readers, but often panned by the critics. Most of the stories included in "Collected Short Stories" are set in the early 20th century. Many take place in New York City and deal with ordinary people: policemen, waitresses and other citizens. This book includes wonderfull stories like "The Lost Blend", "A Harlem Tragedy", "The Last Leaf" and other interesting tales.

Collected Short Stories IX

William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. This is collection of great stories includes «Strictly Business», «The Gold That Glittered», «Babes In The Jungle», «The Day Resurgent», «The Fifth Wheel» and many others.

Strictly Business

О. Генри – один из самых известных классиков американской литературы, признанный мастер короткой прозы. Его произведениям свойственны тонкий юмор, неожиданные развязки и яркие персонажи. В этот прекрасный сборник включены такие необычные и душевные произведения автора, как «Зелёная дверь», «Принцесса и пума», «Memento», «Разные школы» и многие другие. Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

The Selected Stories

О. Генри – один из самых известных классиков американской литературы, признанный мастер короткой прозы. Его произведениям свойственны тонкий юмор, неожиданные развязки и яркие персонажи. В этот прекрасный сборник включены такие необычные и душевные произведения как «Горящий светильник», «Русские соболя», «Алое платье», «Во имя традиции», «Рыцарь удачи» и многие другие. Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories

The Gift of the Magi

О. Генри – один из самых известных классиков американской литературы, признанный мастер короткой прозы. Его произведениям свойственны тонкий юмор, неожиданные развязки, яркие персонажи и, безусловно, любовь к людям и жизни. В этот сборник включены интересные и трогательные рассказы «Дары волхвов», «Фараон и хорал», «Меблированная комната», «Через двадцать лет» и многие другие. Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories

"Christmas Classics" is proud to present you a carefully selected range of fiction and prose for the most beautiful time of the year. Besides best-known classics we also offer a huge variety of out-of-print books and titles long forgotten. You can spot them easily by the red book cover and the golden bells in the middle. A plantation below the city is the setting for a climax in "Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking." By means of a freight-car, Dick arrives in the "big, almsgiving, long-suffering city of the South, the cold weather paradise of tramps." After a cautious survey that includes the levee "pimpled with dark bulks of merchandise," the long line of Algiers across the river, the tugs, the ferries and the Italian luggers, Dick climbs warily down and starts, whistling, toward Lafayette Square to meet a pal. But a friendly policeman warns Dick of a new and inhospitable city ordinance, and he departs hastily for the open road. A stall keeper in the French Market gives him breakfast, and he is almost happy until Chalmette with its "vast and bewildering industry" frightens him and drives him along a country road hemmed in on one side by the high green levee and on the other by a mysterious, frog-haunted, mosquito infested marsh ...

Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking

William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. This collections of wonderdul stories includes «The Dream», «A Ruler of Men», «The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear», «Helping the Other Fellow», «The Marionettes» and many others.

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