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This selection of a hundred of O. Henry's succinct
tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a
perennially popular short-story writer.
Here Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly
entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from
thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to
the prairies of Texas.
These stories are famed for their 'trick endings'
or 'twists in the tail': repeatedly the plot twirls
adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry's
cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues
he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty,
displaying a virtuoso's command of language and
allusion.
This great collection offers the reader delights
for the mind, imagination and emotions.