O. Henry, pseudonym of William Sydney Porter, original name William Sidney Porter, (born September 11, 1862, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.—died June 5, 1910, New York, New York), American short-story writer whose tales romanticized the commonplace—in particular the life of ordinary people in New York City. His stories expressed the effect of coincidence on character through humour, grim or ironic, and often had surprise endings, a device that became identified with his name and cost him critical favour when its vogue had passed.

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Pseudonym Of: William Sydney Porter
Original Name: William Sidney Porter
Born: September 11, 1862, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: June 5, 1910, New York, New York (aged 47)
Notable Works: “Heart of the West” “Houston Post, Postscripts” “Letters to Lithopolis” “O. Henry Encore” “O. Henryana” “Roads of Destiny” “Sixes and Sevens” “Strictly Business” “The Four Million” “The Furnished Room” “The Gift of the Magi” “The Last Leaf” “The Ransom of Red Chief” “The Trimmed Lamp” “The Voice of the City” “Waifs and Strays” “Whirligigs”
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Porter attended a school taught by his aunt, then clerked in his uncle’s drugstore. In 1882 he went to Texas, where he worked on a ranch, in a general land office, and later as teller in the First National Bank in Austin. He began writing sketches at about the time of his marriage to Athol Estes in 1887, and in 1894 he started a humorous weekly, The Rolling Stone. When that venture failed, Porter joined the Houston Post as reporter, columnist, and occasional cartoonist.
In February 1896 he was indicted for embezzlement of bank funds. Friends aided his flight to Honduras. News of his wife’s fatal illness, however, took him back to Austin, and lenient authorities did not press his case until after her death. When convicted, Porter received the lightest sentence possible, and in 1898 he entered the penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio; his sentence of five years was shortened to three years and three months for good behaviour. As night druggist in the prison hospital, he could write to earn money for support of his daughter Margaret. His stories of adventure in the southwest U.S. and Central America were immediately popular with magazine readers, and when he emerged from prison W.S. Porter had become O. Henry.
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Henry was an American writer known primarily for his short stories , though he also wrote poetry and non - fiction .
His works include THE GIFT OF THE MAGI , THE DUPLICITY OF HARGRAVES , and THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF , as well as Nobel cabbages and kings .
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O. Henry, pseudonym of William Sydney Porter, original name William Sidney Porter, (born September 11, 1862, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.—died June 5, 1910, New York, New York), American short-story writer whose tales romanticized the commonplace—in particular the life of ordinary people in New York City. His stories expressed the effect of coincidence on character through humour, grim or ironic, and often had surprise endings, a device that became identified with his name and cost him critical favour when its vogue had passed.

O. Henry
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Category: Arts & Culture
Pseudonym Of: William Sydney Porter
Original Name: William Sidney Porter
Born: September 11, 1862, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: June 5, 1910, New York, New York (aged 47)
Notable Works: “Heart of the West” “Houston Post, Postscripts” “Letters to Lithopolis” “O. Henry Encore” “O. Henryana” “Roads of Destiny” “Sixes and Sevens” “Strictly Business” “The Four Million” “The Furnished Room” “The Gift of the Magi” “The Last Leaf” “The Ransom of Red Chief” “The Trimmed Lamp” “The Voice of the City” “Waifs and Strays” “Whirligigs”
Movement / Style: local colour
See all related content →
Porter attended a school taught by his aunt, then clerked in his uncle’s drugstore. In 1882 he went to Texas, where he worked on a ranch, in a general land office, and later as teller in the First National Bank in Austin. He began writing sketches at about the time of his marriage to Athol Estes in 1887, and in 1894 he started a humorous weekly, The Rolling Stone. When that venture failed, Porter joined the Houston Post as reporter, columnist, and occasional cartoonist.
In February 1896 he was indicted for embezzlement of bank funds. Friends aided his flight to Honduras. News of his wife’s fatal illness, however, took him back to Austin, and lenient authorities did not press his case until after her death. When convicted, Porter received the lightest sentence possible, and in 1898 he entered the penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio; his sentence of five years was shortened to three years and three months for good behaviour. As night druggist in the prison hospital, he could write to earn money for support of his daughter Margaret. His stories of adventure in the southwest U.S. and Central America were immediately popular with magazine readers, and when he emerged from prison W.S. Porter had become O. Henry.
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