Published posthumously in 1920, โO. Henryanyaโ is a collection of short stories and poetry from much-loved American author William Sidney Porter, better known as โO. Henryโ. This collection features the poem โThe Crucibleโ, as well as short stories including, โBulgarโs Friendโ, โA Professional Secretโ and โThe Elusive Tenderloinโ. Full of charismatic characters and surprises typical of Porterโs literary style, this collection of his work will delight established O. Henry fans as well as those new to his writing. William Sidney Porter (1862-1910) was an American writer best-known for his short stories. Born in North Carolina, Porter moved to Texas in his early twenties where he began his literary career contributing to newspapers and magazines such as โThe Houston Postโ. During this period he also began work at a bank where he was accused of embezzlement, lost his job and was arrested a year later. Growing fearful of his upcoming trial, Porter escaped to New Orleans and then Honduras while on bail, where he hid for several months. It was here that he was inspired to write one of his famous short story collections โCabbages and Kingsโ. In 1897 Porter returned to the US and was sentenced to five years in prison. He continued to write and had several stories published from prison under various pseudonyms, the most famous of which was โO. Henryโ โ a name by which he is better known. Upon release Porter moved to New York where his most intense period of writing began, authoring hundreds of short stories mostly for the New York World Sunday Magazine. His witty narration and plot twists made his stories a huge hit with readers, a legacy which endures to this day. Some of his most popular short stories include, โThe Gift of the Magiโ, โThe Cop and the Anthemโ and โThe Caballeroโs Wayโ. 1952 film โO. Henryโs Full Houseโ featured five of his short stories and starred Marilyn Monroe and Charles Laughton. Annual American literary prize โThe O. Henry Awardโ was established in his honour in 1919.
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