The Trimmed Lamp, And Other Stories of the Four Million

Few people are familiar with the name William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), but, just as many remember Mark Twain and not Samuel L. Clemens, Porter is well known by the pen name O. Henry. And O. Henry became known as a master of surprise, with witty sho ... Read more

Few people are familiar with the name William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), but, just as many remember Mark Twain and not Samuel L. Clemens, Porter is well known by the pen name O. Henry. And O. Henry became known as a master of surprise, with witty short stories that trade on wordplay and surprise twist endings that have become standard fare in the century following his death. This collection of short stories includes: THE TRIMMED LAMP, A MADISON SQUARE ARABIAN NIGHT, THE RUBAIYAT OF A SCOTCH HIGHBALL, THE PENDULUM, TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN, THE ASSESSOR OF SUCCESS, THE BUYER FROM CACTUS CITY, THE BADGE OF POLICEMAN O'ROON, BRICKDUST ROW, THE MAKING OF A NEW YORKER, VANITY AND SOME SABLES, THE SOCIAL TRIANGLE, THE PURPLE DRESS, THE FOREIGN POLICY OF COMPANY 99, THE LOST BLEND, A HARLEM TRAGEDY, "THE GUILTY PARTY", ACCORDING TO THEIR LIGHTS, A MIDSUMMER KNIGHT'S DREAM, THE LAST LEAF, THE COUNT AND THE WEDDING GUEST, THE COUNTRY OF ELUSION, THE FERRY OF UNFULFILMENT, THE TALE OF A TAINTED TENNE, and ELSIE IN NEW YORK Less