100 Selected Stories

100 Selected Stories
ISBN-10
1853262412
ISBN-13
9781853262418
Category
Fiction
Pages
735
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Author
O. Henry

Description

O Henry's finest stories is a showcase for the sheer varienty of one of America's best-loved short story writers. They are marked by coincidence and surprise endings as well as compassion and high humour.

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