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The Best Short Stories of O. Henry (Hardcover)

by O. Henry (Author), Bennett Cerf (Editor), Van H. Cartmell (Editor)

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Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Modern Library; 1 edition (Mar 22 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0679601228
ISBN-13: 978-0679601227
Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 11.9 x 3 cm
Shipping Weight: 341 g

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The more than 600 stories written by O. Henry provided an embarrassment of riches for the compilers of this volume. The final selection of the thirty-eight stories in this collection offers for the reader's delight those tales honored almost unanimously by anthologists and those that represent, in variety and balance, the best work of America's favorite storyteller. They are tales in his most mellow, humorous, and ironic moods. They give the full range and flavor of the man born William Sydney Porter but known throughout the world as O. Henry, one of the great masters of the short story.

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"Such tales as 'A Municipal Report,' 'An Unfinished Story,' 'A Blackjack Bargainer,' 'A Lickpenny Lover,' 'The Gift of the Magi,' 'Mammon and the Archer,' and 'Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen' (by actual count the O. Henry stories most often reprinted in anthologies) are gems of their kind; mellow, humorous, ironic, ingenious and shot through with that eminently salable quality known as 'human interest.'" --Bennet Cerf and Van Cartmell

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5.0 out of 5 stars O. Boy, Dec 7 2004

By	Bill Durham - See all my reviews

Probably the best short story writer of all time, O. Henry began his career in prison and spent innumerable hours fine-tuning this craft. What's so amazing is that his stories hold up today as well as they did years ago when they were written. If you enjoy these little gems I suggest you try Jackson McCrae's THE CHILDREN'S CORNER which is also an excellent collection of stories, some of which are shocking and some which are touching and poignant.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Collection, Dec 30 2003

By	David P Oller (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews

This is a very good collection of my favorite short story author.

It's hard to imagine anyone who hasn't read and loved O. Henry, but if for some reason you have discovered this work yet, this collection is a great place to begin.

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4.0 out of 5 stars a great collection, Dec 24 2003

By	doc peterson (Portland, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

O. Henry's short stories are tiny masterpieces. Each story takes literally only minutes to read (they're an average 6 - 12 pages long), but they are brilliant in plot and character development, each with an unexpected twist of some sort at the end, and each different from the other.

The stories are set in New York City at the dawn of the 20th century, so there is much that is slighly unfamiliar, especially some of the language (who knows what a "masher" is, anyway?). This aside, I found myself laughing out loud more than once, and frequently shaking my head at the entertaining and masterful way in which each story unfolded. A recommended read.

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