{"product_id":"selected-stories-of-o-henry","title":"Selected Stories of O. Henry","description":"\u003ci\u003eSelected Stories of O. Henry\u003c\/i\u003e, bySTRONG O. Henry, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.STRONG STRONGO. Henry mastered the art of the humorous, energetic tale that ends with a sudden, ironic twist. In \"After Twenty Years,\" for example, two boys agree to meet at a particular spot exactly twenty years later. Both are faithful, but in the intervening years one boy has turned into a criminal, the other into a policeman. Behind the rendezvous lurks a powerful dramatic situation with a fascinating moral dilemma--all dealt with in a few brief pages. \u003cp\u003eThis is just one of the many literary gems in \u003ci\u003eSelected Stories of O. Henry\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of 45 of O. Henry's most renowned and entertaining short stories. Each one offers insights into human nature and the ways it is affected by love, hate, wealth, poverty, gentility, disguise, and crime--themes that ran through the author's own life. Born William Sidney Porter, O. Henry started writing while in prison for embezzlement. Later he moved to New York, and his tales romanticizing the commonplace, particularly the life of ordinary New Yorkers, became highly popular. The most widely read author of his time, O. Henry died penniless but left behind a wealth of short stories that endure as classics of the genre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTRONGVictoria Blake is a freelance writer. She has worked at \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e and contributed to the \u003ci\u003eBoulder Daily Camera\u003c\/i\u003e, small literary presses in the United States, and English-language publications in Bangkok, Thailand. She currently lives and works in San Diego, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48381327507711,"sku":"*R0089911*","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5252813482755.jpg?v=1775656038","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/selected-stories-of-o-henry","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}