Pocket Book of O Henry Stories Author:O. Henry Written by a man with a warm, human heart, a penetrating vision, and a delightful sense of the humorous, here are 30 unforgettable short stories that have become an important part of American life and literature. — A writer of uncanny technical skill whose master of dialect and surprise endings has earned him millions of admirers throughout the w... more »orld, O. Henry ranks among the outstanding short story tellers of all time.
His works - more than 600 stories - have been translated into nearly every language. Although his first literary success took Latin America for its setting, he is best known for his tales about the people of New York City - "Baghdad-on-the-Subway" - stories that are inventive, ironic and surprisingly contemporary.
Born in 1862 in North Carolina, William Sidney Porter - better known as O. Henry - lived in Texas and Central America before moving to New York at the age of 40. He died in New York City in 1910.« less