O. Henry
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O. Henry--master of the one-line quip and surprise ending, and reinventor of the short story--today enjoys greater popularity than ever. His descriptions of New York City and the American West have become ingrained into the fabric of modern American psychology. His character sketches--always humorous, always sympathetic, and always a little melancholy--remind us that life must be lived evenly, with pluck and perseverance. This special edition features...
5) 41 stories
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A collection of stories about the big city, con men and hoboes, the Wild West and the tame West, and our neighbors to the south--domestic and foreign.
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A housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress -- ordinary people living ordinary lives in New York at the beginning of the twentieth century. The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same. Some are rich, some are poor, some are happy, some are sad, some have found love, some are looking for love. O. Henry's famous short stories -- sensitive, funny, sympathetic -- give us vivid pictures of the everyday lives...
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What does a poor young woman do when she loses her boyfriend or wants to find one? What little lies do we tell to make ourselves look better in the eyes of those that we love? How can a friend save someone who is sure that they are going to die? What happens when someone's clever plans all go wrong? These sweetly surprising short stories -- about both good times and bad -- are sometimes sad, and sometimes funny. But all of them are sure to make you...
10) O. Henry
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Reinterprets the stories of O. Henry in graphic novel format, including "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Gift of the Magi," "The Mmarionettes," and "The Furnished Room."
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#1: When Annie is elected president of the Drama Club, her desire to make a profit blinds her to the true meaning of Christmas. #2: Zach and Annie collect canned goods for a local shelter. When Plato relaizes that the kids are more concerned about taking credit for their good deeds rather than actually helping people, he spins a story about true generosity.
14) The Gift of love
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Set against the tapestry of early 1900's New York City, a wealthy orphan is dutifully resigned to an arranged marriage to a man of socially acceptable class. When her heart is captured by a young Swiss immigrant, she silently wages the struggle to fulfill her relatives' expectations yet experience the joy of love.
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Get ready to chuckle and to shiver - sometimes both at once! Within these pages you'll encounter situations that are scary or amusing, but always unforgettable. Here are just three of them: when blundering kidnappers snatch a little boy, the hilarious events that follow will leave you wondering who the "victim" really is; two old friends enter the gloomy wine cellar, its cold walls dripping with dampness. Only one of the friends will ever leave; and...
16) Gift of the Magi
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With the holidays just around the corner, struggling newlyweds Jim and Della Young are challenged to get each other the perfect gift. Determined to make each of their respective wishes come true, they make a secret sacrifice. But a series of misunderstandings soon undermine their respective schemes, and fate itself will play a hand in their loving design.