Celebrated Translations -- Selected Short Stories by O. Henry (Color Illustrations) (Color Illustrations)

Author: O. Henry
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: O. Henry is one of the most outstanding short story writers in the United States, known as the "Father of Modern American Short Stories." He is a master of short stories alongside Russia's Chekhov and France's Maupassant in the history of world literature. Throughout his life, he left behind hundreds of short stories, among which "The Gift of the Magi," "The Cop and the Anthem," and "The Last Leaf" are renowned worldwide as excellent short stories and beloved classics among readers across countries. "The Gift of the Magi" has been abridged and included in the middle school textbooks in China.