O.Henry

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Does anyone like the stories of O.Henry?My grandfather gave me a big book,and I've been really enjoying it.I love how he always put a suprise twist at the end.
Anyone have favorite stories by him?Mine is "After Twenty years",but I also like "The Gift Of the Magi","The Last Leaf","The Skylight Room",and one I can't remember the name of which was a Christmas story set in the old west about 2 rivals for a girl.:)(Anyone know what that ones called?)
 
LOL...I forgot about the chocolate.:p

Yep,he did back in the..oh,early 1900s I think...:D
 
umbrellaxscenexcore said:
When I saw this I was like yum chocolate! But this isn't about chocolate at all!
So this guy writes short stories then?
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This is the kind of stuff that annoys me. They make a candy bar named O. Henry so no one knows who the writer is, just like lots of people only know Paul Newman as the salad dressing guy.

Yes, O. Henry wrote fabulous short stories, he always puts a very unexpected twist at the end. I think "Gift of the Magi" is him most famous story.
 
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^I think it depends on what you know first.I was eating Paul Newman's food as a toddler,but I think of him as an actor,because since then,I've seen his movies.:)
 
I love O. Henry stories. They can all be guaranteed to have unexpected endings. Another famous story of his, which was made into a movie, was The Ransom of Red Chief. He was an excellent short story writer.

You know who else was good? Saki.
 
PrinceOfTheWest said:
I love O. Henry stories. They can all be guaranteed to have unexpected endings. Another famous story of his, which was made into a movie, was The Ransom of Red Chief. He was an excellent short story writer.

You know who else was good? Saki.
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:cool:!When was the movie from?


I've heard that name..I think I may have read one of his stories for school.*thinks*
 
The only story I've read by O. Henry is "After Twenty Years," but I really liked it. When you get to the end it makes you think "I should have seen this coming!"
 
~Valiant said:
The only story I've read by O. Henry is "After Twenty Years," but I really liked it. When you get to the end it makes you think "I should have seen this coming!"
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I LOVE that story.Its my favorite by him.:)
I think it'd make a great movie.:D
 
I love O. Henry stories, although I've only read two. Red Chief is one of them, and is 20 Years the one about two friends that meet? One went West to Chicago and became a criminal while the other became a policeman? If so, then that is the other one I have read. :D
 
kingcaspian said:
I love O. Henry stories, although I've only read two. Red Chief is one of them, and is 20 Years the one about two friends that meet? One went West to Chicago and became a criminal while the other became a policeman? If so, then that is the other one I have read. :D
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Thats right.:D

What is Ransom of Red Chief about?I'm not sure I've read that one......
 
The Ransom of Red Chief is a story of two vagabonds who decide to kidnap the son of the Town Bigwig and hold him for ransom. They decide he'd be worth $10,000, and send a note to the dad asking for that much. While they're waiting for a response, they learn to their dismay that the kid is a holy terror who gets the upper hand on them and makes their lives miserable. Of course, they can't kill him because he's their meal ticket, but neither can they take the abuse. Having not heard from the father, they send a second ransom note, this time lowering the amount to $5000. There is no response to this for several days, during which time the kid makes their lives hell. Finally they get a note back from the dad, asking in essence "had enough yet?" and offering to take the kid off their hands - for $250. They pay it and get out of town.
 
I've read "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Ransom of Red Chief" (the name of that one sounded familiar, but I didn't realize that I had read it until I saw the plot summary that someone gave). They've both been in my Literature textbooks. I liked them both a lot, especially "The Gift of the Magi." :) I'd like to read some more of his stories...I might see if they have any at the library.
 
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