Henry s rich canon of work reflected his widerange of experiences and is distinctive for its witticism, clever wordplay, and unexpected twist endings. The gift of the magi short stories and classic literature. Henry s 1906 short story collection the four million. His most famous short stories are the gift of the magi, the ransom of red chief, the caballero s way and the duplicity of hargraves among others. The final selection of the thirtyeight stories in this collection offers for the readers delight those tales honored almost unanimously by anthologists and those that represent, in variety and balance, the best work of americas. It was subsequently published as the gift of the magi in o. Listen and read about one man looking for his lost love in this classic american short story, the furnished room by o. He wrote in a dry, humorous style and, as in his popular story the gift of the magi, often ironically used. Henry s legacy and his popularization of the short story was such that in 1918 doubleday, in conjunction with the society of arts and sciences, established the o. A link is provided where possible for easy online reading. This story was originally published on dec 10, 1905 in the new york sunday world as gifts of the magi. Henry s stories were considerably more playful, and are also known for their witty narration.
Henry is known for entertaining and clever short stories. Short stories from 100 selected stories, by o henry the gift of the magi a cosmopolite in a cafe between rounds the skylight room a service of love the comingout of maggie the cop and the anthem memoirs of a yellow dog the lovephiltre of ikey shoenstein the furnished room the last leaf. Short stories from 100 selected stories, by o henry. This list has the most popular stories written by american writer o. The skylight room, the voice of the city, the cop and the anthem, a retrieved information, the last leaf, the ransom of red chief, the trimmed lamp and more, p. Best o henry stories list of stories written by o henry. We created the gift of the magi study guide for this story to benefit teachers and students. Henry provided an embarrassment of riches for the compilers of this volume. Because of some time spent in jail, porter didnt want to use his own name for his stories, so he used a pseudonym, or a pen name. This track is from classic tales of hope and courage. Henry 1862 1910 was an american short story author whose real name was william sydney porter. The story of miss merriam, the lovely, capable cashier at hinkles. Here is a list of some of his famous stories with a short summary for each. Henry s stories are set in his own time, the early 20th century.