O Henry Short Stories

Twist endings made O. Henry famous, and this collection gathers the short fiction that earned him the reputation. His subjects are shop girls, clerks, drifters and small-time schemers, people whose circumstances are tight and whose choices matter more than their means. Each story builds quietly toward a final turn that recasts everything before it, and the compact length makes the collection easy to read in short sittings or to set for classroom study. Humour, irony and plain affection for ordinary lives run through the selection. What makes it useful: • A gathering of the author's most widely anthologised short stories • Surprise conclusions that reframe the story a reader thought was underway • Everyday characters drawn from city streets, boarding houses and shop counters • Brief pieces that fit casual reading and set texts alike For readers of classic American fiction, students working on the short story form and anyone who enjoys a well-turned ending. Order at Boipoka.