Selected StoriesPenguin, 2006 M08 29 - 544 páginas Eighty short stories by a master of the genre O. Henry's comic eye and unique, ironic approach to life's realities are unmatched. These stories—about con men and tricksters and "innocent" deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence—have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, they demonstrate O. Henry's mastery of speech and place, and highlight his appreciation of life's quirks. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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From The Trimmed Lamp 1907 | 31 |
The Buyer from Cactus City | 35 |
A DoubleDyed Deceiver | 229 |
A Retrieved Reformation | 239 |
Friends in San Rosario | 246 |
The Emancipation of Billy | 258 |
A Departmental Case | 267 |
The Renaissance at Charleroi | 277 |
Two Renegades | 289 |
From Options 1909 | 298 |
Brickdust Row | 40 |
The Foreign Policy of Company 99 | 47 |
The Count and the Wedding Guest | 53 |
The Country of Elusion | 58 |
From Heart of the West 1907 | 66 |
The Higher Abdication | 71 |
A Call Loan | 88 |
The Princess and the Puma | 93 |
The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson | 99 |
The Reformation of Calliope | 105 |
From The Voice of the City 1908 | 113 |
Doughertys EyeOpener | 118 |
While the Auto Waits | 123 |
The Defeat of the City | 127 |
The Plutonian Fire | 133 |
Squaring the Circle | 138 |
The FoolKiller | 142 |
Transients in Arcadia | 148 |
Extradited from Bohemia | 153 |
From Each According to His Ability | 159 |
The Memento | 164 |
From The Gentle Grafter 1908 | 172 |
Modern Rural Sports | 178 |
The Man Higher Up | 184 |
Hostages to Momus | 195 |
From Roads of Destiny | 207 |
Phoebe | 215 |
Schools and Schools | 308 |
Thimble Thimble | 318 |
The Moment of Victory | 328 |
No Story | 338 |
From Sctrictly Business 1910 | 346 |
The Day Resurgent | 353 |
The Things the Play | 359 |
A Municipal Report | 365 |
Proof of the Pudding | 379 |
The Venturers | 388 |
From Whirligigs 1910 | 398 |
The Ransom of Red Chief | 406 |
The Whirligig of Life | 416 |
The Roads We Take | 421 |
A Blackjack Bargainer | 425 |
One Dollars Worth | 437 |
Madame BoPeep of the Ranches | 444 |
From Sixes and Sevens 1912 | 460 |
The Duplicity of Hargraves | 463 |
October and June | 474 |
The Church with an OvershotWheel | 477 |
From Rolling Stones 1912 | 487 |
The Marquis and Miss Sally | 498 |
From Waifs and Strays 1917 | 507 |
Hearts and Hands | 519 |
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