| ID | 044824 |
| Call Number | CL813.52/O'H |
| Title Proper | The Best of O'Henry |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | O'Henry |
| Publication | Mumbai, Golden Minds Publishing House, 2023. |
| Description | 408p |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This is a collection of short stories from the vast corpus of work that O. Henry has left behind. These selected stories not only give the reader a chance to read some of the best known of his works but also bear ample evidence of the wide range of his writings.
Humorous and energetic, O. Henry’s stories are marked by coincidence and surprise endings. They offer an insight into human nature and the ways it is affected by love, hate, wealth, poverty, gentility, disguise, and crime.
O. Henry’s depiction of his characters and their unique situation continues to weave their magic over readers almost a hundred years after the author created them. This is a must-read for all short story lovers as well as for those who want to take a dip into the world of classics. |
| Contents | CONTENTS
1. THE VOICE OF THE CITY
2. PSYCHE AND THE PSKYSCRAPER
3. THE WHIRLIGIG OF LIFE
4. A MADISON SQUARE ARABIAN NIGHT
5. THE CHURCH WITH AN OVERSHOT-WHEEL
6. EXTRADITED FROM BOHEMIA
7. THE PRIDE OF THE CITIES
8. ROSES, RUSES AND ROMANCE
9. THE MARQUIS AND MISS SALLY
10. AN ADJUSTMENT OF NATURE
11. THE CALIPH AND THE CAD
12. THE GIRL AND THE GRAFT
13. BLIND MAN'S HOLIDAY
14. TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN
15. FRIENDS IN SAN ROSARIO
16. THE DEFEAT OF THE CITY
17. BEST-SELLER
18. THE GIRL AND THE HABIT
19. SOCIOLOGY IN SERGE AND STRAW
20. THE RUBAIYAT OF A SCOTCH HIGHBALL
21. SHEARING THE WOLF
22. AFTER TWENTY YEARS
23. THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF
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4. ELSIE IN NEW YORK
25. ONE DOLLAR'S WORTH
26. THE PIMIENTA PANCAKES
27. MAKES THE WHOLE WORLD KIN
28. THE GREEN DOOR
29. HE ALSO SERVES
30. HYGEIA AT THE SOLITO
31. THE LONESOME ROAD
32. BABES IN THE JUNGLE
33. THE PRINCESS AND THE PUMA
34. THE HARBINGER
35. A CHAPARRAL PRINCE
36. TOBIN'S PALM
37. THE HIGHER PRAGMATISM
38. THE CALL OF THE TAME
39. THE ROADS WE TAKE
40. A BIRD OF BAGDAD
41. GEORGIA'S RULING
42. THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY
43. A MATTER OF MEAN ELEVATION
44. THE MISSING CHORD |
| Standard Number | 9789391814168 |
| Price. Qualification | 299/-(PB) |
| Classification Number | CL813.52 |
| Key Words | Short Stories ; O'Henry |