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O. Henry

[ oh hen-ree ]

noun

  1. pen name of William Sydney Porter.


O. Henry

/ əʊ ˈhɛnrɪ /

noun

  1. O. Henry18621910MUSWRITING: short-story writer pen name of William Sidney Porter. 1862–1910, US short-story writer. His collections of stories, characterized by his use of caricature and surprising endings, include Cabbages and Kings (1904) and The Four Million (1906)
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Henry, O.

  1. A twentieth-century American author known for “ The Gift of the Magi ” and other short stories. He specialized in surprise endings. His real name was William Sydney Porter.


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It was a simple and appealing narrative worthy of comparison to the writings of Greensboro, N.C.'s native son, O. Henry.

The twist, when it comes, makes O. Henry look like a hopeless pansy.

Many recall Maupassant or O. Henry in the way they conclude with an old-fashioned twist or epiphany.

She also places by the bed biscuits, matches, and a volume either of O. Henry or "Saki," or both.

What story is there, in that absurd, pathetic scene, what O. Henry tale of mischance in a great city?

Mr. Lewis is not an imitator, but he may well prove before very long to be "O. Henry's" successor.

For the Avenue as the expression of the city's wealth and magnificence and aristocracy the late O. Henry had little love.

A horseman who should dismount to pick up a bauble would be childish; O. Henry picks it up without dismounting.

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