Whirligigs
by O. Henry
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About This Book
William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.William Sidney Porter was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He changed the spelling of his middle name to Sydney in 1898. His parents were Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter (1825-88), a physician, and Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter (1833-65). William's parents had married on April 20, 1858. When William was three, his mother died from tuberculosis,...
Chapters (25)
- Whirligigs
- I THE WORLD AND THE DOOR
- II THE THEORY AND THE HOUND
- III THE HYPOTHESES OF FAILURE
- IV CALLOWAY’S CODE
- V A MATTER OF MEAN ELEVATION
- VI “GIRL”
- VII SOCIOLOGY IN SERGE AND STRAW
- VIII THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF
- IX THE MARRY MONTH OF MAY
- X A TECHNICAL ERROR
- XI SUITE HOMES AND THEIR ROMANCE
- XII THE WHIRLIGIG OF LIFE
- XIII A SACRIFICE HIT
- XIV THE ROADS WE TAKE
- XV A BLACKJACK BARGAINER
- XVI THE SONG AND THE SERGEANT
- XVII ONE DOLLAR’S WORTH
- XVIII A NEWSPAPER STORY
- XIX TOMMY’S BURGLAR
- XX A CHAPARRAL CHRISTMAS GIFT
- XXI A LITTLE LOCAL COLOUR
- XXII GEORGIA’S RULING
- XXIII BLIND MAN’S HOLIDAY
- XXIV MADAME BO-PEEP, OF THE RANCHES
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