Best Short StoriesCourier Corporation, 2002 M10 9 - 208 páginas William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), better known as O. Henry, led a life similar to those of his own fictional characters. Convicted of embezzlement, he found inspiration in his prison experience for some of the characters who populate his ironic tales. The 16 choice selections in this volume — among them "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Last Leaf," "The Voice of the City," and the classic, "The Gift of the Magi" — have endeared him to generations of readers. Large print edition. |
Contenido
The Gift of the Magi | 1 |
The Cop and the Anthem | 10 |
Springtime a la Carte | 21 |
The Green Door | 31 |
After Twenty Years | 44 |
The Furnished Room | 50 |
The Pimienta Pancakes | 61 |
The Last Leaf | 78 |
While the Auto Waits | 97 |
A Retrieved Reformation | 106 |
A Municipal Report | 119 |
A Newspaper Story | 146 |
The Ransom of Red Chief | 152 |
A Ghost of a Chance | 170 |
Makes the Whole World Kin | |
The Voice of the City | 89 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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Referencias a este libro
Rhetorical Deception in the Short Fiction of Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville Terry J. Martin Vista de fragmentos - 1998 |