O. Henry
O. Henry was an American writer best known for writing short stories that involve ordinary characters and surprise twist endings.
Born William Sidney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1862, the writer used several pen names until he settled on O. Henry in 1902, since the name seemed most popular with editors and readers. O. Henry's prolific output resulted in seventeen story collections, as well as dozens more uncollected stories, poems, and nonfiction works.
Since O. Henry's death in...