Henry, O. [William Sydney Porter]
11 September 1862 - 5 June 1910
American writer of short stories, often with a comic or sentimental aspect; his most famous work is the much-anthologized
"The Gift of the Magi,"
which effectively illustrates his signature penchant for "twist" endings.
Sites:
Biographical note
[Author's Calendar]
Brief biographical note
[The Free Library]
Brief biographical note
[Lone Star Junction]
Brief biographical note
[Wikipedia]
Brief biographical note
[Peter Landry, Biographies]
Henry Hyper-Concordance
Part of the The Victorian Literary Studies Archive, this concordance allows you to search etexts of O. Henry's works.
Eexts:
"The Door of Unrest"
- at
HorrorMasters
(PDF)
"The Furnished Room"
- at
HorrorMasters
(PDF)
"The Roads of Destiny"
- at
WorldWide School
"O. Henry."