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With a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D.This selection of a hundred of O. Henry's succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer.Here Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas.These stories are famed for their 'trick endings' or 'twists in the tail': repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry's cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty, displaying a virtuoso's command of language and allusion.This great collection offers delights for the mind, imagination and emotions.
O. Henry er pseudonym for William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), som under dette navn (og et par andre) skrev mere end 600 noveller - næsten alle med det specielle træk, at den sidste linje eller to som regel vender op og ned på historien. O. Henry er stadig i dag populær i sit hjemland, og har i øvrigt lagt navn til en estimeret litteraturpris. I denne samling er medtaget:PurpurkjolenKompagni 99's udenrigspolitikDen tabte cocktailDen ideale ægtemandDen skyldigeHver efter sin forstandEn skærsommer-ridderDet sidste bladGreven og bryllupsgæstenLandet, der ikke erUfuldbyrdelsens færgeEn uren tiers historieElsie i New YorkEn kommunal beretningDen højeste nydelseHjerter og korsDa Mack blev løskøbt
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