O. Henry, a Memorial Essay (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2024
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Print on Demand. This book celebrates the life and literary achievements of O. Henry, an American writer best known for his short stories. Born in North Carolina in 1862, O. Henry spent much of his life in the South and Southwest before moving to New York City, where he became a prolific writer of short stories. His stories often focused on the lives of ordinary people and the unexpected twists and turns of fate. They are known for their wit, humor, and surprise endings. The author explores O. Henry's unique style and his contributions to American literature, positioning him within the broader context of American short story writers. The book delves into the thematic depth of O. Henry's work, examining his insights on human nature, the complexities of urban life, and the enduring power of hope. Through a close analysis of his stories, the author sheds light on the significance of O. Henry's literary legacy, showcasing his enduring relevance and the universal appeal of his storytelling. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. …
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- Title
- O. Henry, a Memorial Essay (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Archibald Henderson
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
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- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0243260806
- ISBN 13
- 9780243260805
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The New North State, which has but recently sent a great publisher and man of letters as ambassador to the Court of St. James, a scholar and man of letters as aca demic ambassador to the German people, mourns the loss of America's greatest short-story writer of our day, familiarly and affectionately remembered throughout the length and breadth of the land under the pseudonym of 0. Henry. It is this same North Carolina of the new era in literary culture which has given to America the memorable trio of poets: John Henry Boner, Whose verse won the unstinted praise of great poets; John Charles mcneil], the Scotchman, enshrined in the hearts of thousands and now memorialized in deathless bronze; and Henry Jerome Stockard, master in the high and deli cate art of the sonnet. It is only fitting that the people of this New North State should express in enduring form the perfect tribute to the native genius who evoked the laugh ter of a nation and touched the heart of a world.
No one locality, with local or provincial pride, is em titled to boast that from its soil and out of its life was the artist, 0. Henry, created and moulded. In an unique sense, his stories are a part of all that he had seen, of all whom he had known, of all the strange and familiarplaces that he had visited in his nomadic wanderings. North Carolina has the honor of being the State of his birth and his last resting place. Greensboro, his birth place, cherishes the memory of this son of Guilford, born on September the eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty two. His father, Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter, was a physi cian of skill and distinction; his mother, Mary Jane Vir ginia Swaim, was a devotee of literature, and certain of her poems appeared in The Greensboro Patriot, at one time edi ted by her father, William Swaim. His grandmother on the paternal side was a sister of Governor Jonathan Worth of North Carolina, who once said, in a private letter, that so far as he had ever heard, there was not a blemish spot upon any of the race as to integrity and honor. Left motherless at the age of three, he was reared by his aunt, Miss Eve lena Porter, a woman of powerful individuality and striking ability as a teacher. With the exception of a term or two at graded school, young Porter received his early education under the tutelage of his Aunt Lena; and the books habitually read to him by his aunt during the recess hour went far to develop his taste for reading and love of good books. The school children, who gathered at Miss Lena's on Friday nights, customarily indulged in a game of story telling, one of the party beginning the story and each in turn taking up the thread of the narrative until it was con cluded. It is not fanciful to surmise that, in this innocent and amusing game, his talent for narrative and his idio syncrasy for the unexpected denouement first found its original impulse After the thorough schooling with its Spur to literary aspiration given him by his aunt, young Porter attended the academy; but in the light of the man's own Bohemian nature, we may be sure that he learnedmore from his private reading than from his more rigidly prescribed studies. I did more reading between my thirteenth and my nineteenth years, he once naively con fessed, than I have done in all the years since. And my taste was much better then. Iused to read nothing but classics. Burton's 'anatomy of Melancholy' and Lane's translation of the 'arabian Nights' were my favorites.
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