Literature. Part hundred twenty five.

                                           "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry.

Jim is a cop. He met his old friend Bob. They were in this place twenty years ago.

Bob was on the West. He had a career there. Also, Bob became the criminal and the police are looking for him.

The friends talked to each other. They discussed how their lives had changed during this time.

At the end, Bob is arrested by another police officer, and Jim gives his friend a letter. There he explained to his friend Bob that Jim couldn't arrest him himself.

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Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred five.

                                                  O. Henry.

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“All of us have to be prevaricators, hypocrites, and liars every day of our lives; otherwise the social structure would fall into pieces the first day. We must act in one another's presence just as we must wear clothes. It is for the best”

“I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2.”

“There are stories in everything. I've got some of my best yarns from park benches, lampposts, and newspaper stands.”

“It'll be a great place if they ever finish it.”

“The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate. ”

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Literature. Part fifty nine.

                                               Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry.

This novel was written in 1904. The story's genre is satire. Cabbages and Kings has eighteen chapters. They are like short stories.

Events happened in a fictional country named the Republic of Anchuria. Author described many situations in this place.

Chapters of the novel:

I. "Fox-in-the-Morning"
II. The Lotus and the Bottle
III. Smith
IV. Caught
V. Cupid's Exile Number Two
VI. The Phonograph and the Graft
VII. Money Maze
VIII. The Admiral
IX. The Flag Paramount
X. The Shamrock and the Palm
XI. The Remnants of the Code
XII. Shoes
XIII. Ships
XIV. Masters of Arts
XV. Dicky
XVI. Rouge et Noir
XVII. Two Recalls
XVIII. The Vitagraphoscope

There are different adaptations of this novel, such as: movies and theatrical plays. This book was translated to other languages.

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Great people: O. Henry.

William Sydney Porter was born on September 11, 1862, Greensboro, North Carolina. His mother died when William was just three years old. Father's relatives taught little boy.

After school William Porter worked as a pharmacist. Also, he worked in a bank.

In 1887 William Sydney Porter married first time with Athol Estes. They had a daughter Margaret.

In 1890s he wrote and became a writer. William Porter's pen name is O. Henry.

O. Henry's novellas and short stories have humor and irony. For example, "The Gift of the Magi". Sad and happy Christmas story. He wrote many interesting short stories and novels such as: "The Last Leaf", Cabbages and Kings, "The Ransom of Red Chief", and etc. All were written with simple English language.

In 1907 writer married second time with Sara Lindsay Coleman.

O. Henry many did for American and world literature. Writer's life was hard but interesting. He died on June 5, 1910, in New York.

Literature. Part nineteen.

                                          "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry.

Johsy and Sue were young artists. They were living in one room.

In one day Johsy got sick pneumonia. She was sure that she died when the last leaf of ivy fell. Tree stayed on the street and Johnsy could see it through the window.

In their house lived old man named Behrman. He was an artist, too. Mr. Behrman wanted to make a masterpiece.

Johnsy srill saw the last leaf of the ivy. Several days later Johsy became better. Then she recovered.

Mr. Behrman died from pneumonia but he drew "the last leaf".

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Short story.

Short story is one part of literature. It fits into several pages. The story is usually written in prose. Writers write short stories about anything: people, animals, real situations, fantasies.

There are different short stories, which became classics. For example, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. Some are simple short stories from magazines, which are written by students.

History of the short story as well as all literature began in ancient times. Some of them are still studied by scientists.

In this genre, humor, irony, metaphors can be used. Also the short story can be told in the first or third person.

Today, this type of literature is written on computers. Students in schools can write essays on short stories. Spoken retelling is possible, too.

P.S. This is one of the few type of literature. Soon will be next. Having similar and different features.

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Literature. Part nine.

                      "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry

Jim and Della are young spouses. So, on Christmas Eve they decided to make a gift to each other. Couple had less than two dollars. Main family treasures are Della's brown hair and Jim's old watch.

Della sold her hair and bought a platinum chain for husband's watch; Jim sold his watch and bought several combs with tortoise shell for wife's hair.

At the end they embraced and put oof their Christmas gifts. It's sad. But they tried to one another. It's happy.

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