PORTER, William Sydney [1862-1910] -- American journalist and writer of short stories (as O. Henry)

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a/k/a

HENRY, O.

He led quite an exciting life until a prison term caused him to turn to writing to pass the time of his sentence. There he found his unique talent for writing short stories, of which he sold about a dozen to various magazines prior to his release in 1901.

Settling on the pseudonym "O. Henry", he contributed at least one story a week to a number of magazines, until his death ten years later, when his hard drinking caught up with him and ruined his liver.

O. Henry and Mark Twain are arguably the quintessential American writers.

Chronology

1882	He goes to Texas for 5 years for his health
1882-1884	Working on a sheep and cattle ranch
1884	To Austin, employed as a druggist, bookkeeper and with the Texas Land Office
1891	He is a bank teller in Houston
1894-1895	Published a humorous weekly, The Rolling Stone
1896	Employed by the Houston Daily Post as a columnist and cartoonist
1896	Indicted for embezzlement of the Houston Bank's funds, he flees to New Orleans
1896-1897	Newspaper reporting in New Orleans and Honduras
1897	He returns to Texas to attend his wife on her death-bed
1898	He is tried and convicted on the embezzling charge, sentenced to 5 year prison term
1899-1901	From prison, he sells about a dozon short stories to several magazines
1901	Early release from prison on account of good behavior
1901-1910	He publishes numerous short stories

Selected Works

"The Caballero's Way" (Heart of the West, 1907)

"Cupid à la Carte" (Heart of the West, 1907)

"The Furnished Room" (The Four Million, 1906)

The Gentle Grafter (1908)

"The Gift of the Magi" (The Four Million, 1906)

"The Hiding of Black Bill" (Options, 1909)

"A Municipal Report" (Strictly Business, 1910)

Roads of Destiny (1909)

"The Rose of Dixie" (Options, 1909)

The Trimmed Lamp (1907)

"An Unfinished Story" (The Four Million, 1906)

The Voice of the City (1908)

Bookmarks (off-site links)

Works by William+Sydney+Porter
- Analyses, critiques and interpretations
- Quotations
  - Quotes by O. Henry (pseudonym of William Sydney Porter) compiled by GIGA
- For sale
  - BookFinder.com Books by or about William+Sydney+Porter
- The Compleat O.Henry - Introduction
Works about
- Biographical
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    - O Henry - William Sydney Porter and his life in Austin Texas
  - Chronologies, synopses, encyclopedias
    - Wikipedia Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that is being written collaboratively by the readers. The site is a WikiWiki, meaning that anyone, you included, can edit any article right now by clicking on the "edit this page" link that appears in every Wikipedia article except for a few protected pages.
    - Handbook of Texas Online: PORTER, WILLIAM SYDNEY
    - WILLIAM SYDNEY PORTER (O. HENRY), 1862-1910: Rolling Stones
    - O. Henry: A Who2 Profile
    - O. Henry: A Brief Chronology
  - William Sydney Porter (1862-1910)
  - Biography of William Sydney Porter
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- Memorials, tributes, shrines
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  - Open Directory - Arts: Literature: Authors: H: Henry, O. The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human- edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.
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  - O.Henry (William Sydney Porter) (1862-1910) - MavicaNET
- Discussion, interviews
Collections, archives - Papers
Historical context, background
- Places (residences, etc)
  - City of Austin - AHC: Austin home of William Sydney Porter
Gallery
- The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). His stories have been the basis of an astounding number of films and TV productions.
- Google Images Search

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