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Did you know that O. Henry's real name was William Syndey Porter? He had many pseudonyms but is most known as O. Henry. He wrote over 300 stories, and is known for playfully writing a twist at the end. Most of them are based in New York with characters being an average joe. A census at the time stated there were about four million individuals living in NYC at the time, and that is how this volume of short stories received its name.

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Did you know that O. Henry's real name was William Syndey Porter? He had many pseudonyms but is most known as O. Henry. He wrote over 300 stories, and is known for playfully writing a twist at their ends. Most of them are based in New York with characters being an average joe.

Did you know that O. Henry's real name was William Syndey Porter? He had many pseudonyms but is most known as O. Henry. He wrote over 300 stories, and is known for playfully writing a twist at the end. Most of them are based in New York with characters being an average joe. A census at the time stated there were about four million individuals living in NYC at the time, and that is how this volume of short stories received its name.

Did you know that O. Henry’s real name was William Syndey Porter? He had many pseudonyms, but is most known as "O. Henry". He wrote over 300 stories, and is known for playfully writing a twist at their end. Most of them are based in New York, with characters being an average Joe. A census at the time stated there were about four million individuals living in NYC at the time, and that is how this volume of short stories received its name. Like the characters in his stories, his life was full of surprising twists and turns.

Azt hiszem, a kutya az egyike az ember legsikeresebb háziasítási kísérleteinek. Amióta szolgálatunkba léptek, a legsokoldalúbb barátaink. Társaságot nyújtanak, mikor erre van szükségünk vigasztalnak. Rendőrkutyaként kiszimatolják a bűnt, és szemévé lesznek azoknak, akik nem látnak. Őrzik tulajdonunkat, százféle módon vigyáznak ránk. Ezek a történetek ékesen bizonyítják, milyen hihetetlenül sokoldalú és elbűvölő állatok.

"The Gift of the Magi" is a short Christmas-Story by O. Henry (William Sydney Porter): One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas.

Dans cette nouvelle, O. Henry s'attaque au prototype du triangle amoureux et à l'adage: "Sois proche de tes amis, et encore plus proche de tes ennemis". Notre narrateur, Jim, est amoureux d'une jeune fille de dix-huit ans. Le problème? Il en va de même de son ami Goodloe. Quand le père ce celle-ci se rend compte que ces deux hommes s'intéressent à sa fille, il l'emporte avec lui et disparaît.

Jimmy Valentine est libéré après quatre mois de prison. Cambrioleur, il est pressé de retourner au travail, mais voilà qu'il s'énamoure de la fille d'un banquier. Pour elle, il change de vie, mais on n'échappe pas à son passé aussi facilement. L'écrivain américain O. Henry (1862-1910), de son vrai nom William Sydney Porter, est l'un des maîtres de la nouvelle. Il travailla comme journaliste au Houston Post et fit partie des écrivains les mieux payés aux États-Unis. Parmi ses recueils les plus connus on peut nommer "New York Tic Tac" et "Les Quatre Millions".

Un jeune homme recherche désespérément la femme qu'il a aimé à travers divers logements dans un quartier newyorkais. C'est peut-être la nouvelle la plus lugubre de O. Henry, et la plus froidement ironique. C'est un récit sur le caractère éphémère de la vie et sur l'indifférence du monde, où l'on ne laisse derrière soi que la plus légère des marques. C'est celle-ci que notre personnage poursuit en vidant les tiroirs et en inspectant chaque recoin, chaque crevasse, qui pourrait le mettre sur la trace de la femme qu'il cherche.

We begin with a story published in McClure’s magazine, December 1899. This was the first story published under the pseudonym O. Henry. Let’s listen.

Le charlatan Jeff Peters relate l'histoire de cette fois où, avec son ami Andy, il prétendit être médecin et fut appelé au chevet du maire, le docteur habituel n'étant pas disponible. L'écrivain américain O. Henry (1862-1910), de son vrai nom William Sydney Porter, est l'un des maîtres de la nouvelle. Il travailla comme journaliste au Houston Post et fit partie des écrivains les mieux payés aux États-Unis. Parmi ses recueils les plus connus on peut nommer "New York Tic Tac" et "Les Quatre Millions".

Cette histoire sentimentale est un des plus parfaits exemples d'ironie comique. Un jeune homme, Jim, et sa femme, Della, cherchent tous deux un cadeau de Noël pour leur autre moitié, mais ils n'ont presque pas un sou en poche. Que sont-ils prêt à sacrifier pour un amour qui n'a pas de prix ? L'écrivain américain O. Henry (1862-1910), de son vrai nom William Sydney Porter, est l'un des maîtres de la nouvelle.

Help Mr. Donovan comfort the grieving Miss Conway before learning her biggest secret yet!

¿Alguna vez has mentido a una persona, porque la querías tanto, que no querías que se enterara de algo? Un Sacrificio por Amor La nuestra es una bella historia de amor, que se va a ver sometida a la presión de la cruda realidad:Della, es una pianista, que sueña con dar conciertosJoe, es un pintor, que sueña ser un gran maestro. Pero a veces la vida somete nuestras ilusiones a prosaicas realidades, lo cual no tiene por que desmoralizarnos, ya que el arte en si mismo es ya suficiente retribución, sobre todo cuando existe ese tipo de amor que todo lo compensa.

O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). He was a master of the short story with a surprise ending. In this story, part of the collection titled The Four Million, two old friends have made a promise to meet at a certain New York City corner after 20 years of separation. Will they each honor the agreement? What will they learn of their lives since they last saw each other?

Grab a cup of cocoa and listen to this heartwarming, hilarious tale of a young couple who desperately want to get each other the "perfect" Christmas gift.

"The Green Door" is one of O. Henry’s most popular short stories. By a strange coincidence, Rudolph is led to green door at the top of a dentist’s building. His knock is answered by a starving young woman; the one he had been searching for, and whom he saves.

American short story writer O’Henry delivers yet another twist-riddled, wit-laden fable with The Country of Elusion. Following a night and day in the life of a young New York bohemian, Mary Adrian, this tale of duality explores the true nature of freedom, desire, and the conscience.

お互いが相手のことを想い、選び抜いた最高のプレゼント。貧しくてもお互いを愛し合って暮らすジムとデラ。明日はクリスマス。お金のない二人は、それぞれが自分の大事な宝物、妻のデラは自慢の長くて美しい髪の毛を、夫のジムは大切な金時計を売って、そのお金で相手に贈るクリスマス・プレゼントを買う。そしてプレゼントを渡そうとするが…。どんなに時代が流れても変わらないもの。妻を愛し、夫を愛するキモチ。“本当の夫婦”であることの秘訣がここに描かれています。時代を超えて心に残る名作です。(C) 1999 Hiroshi Yuki