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  • The Trimmed Lamp
    O. Henry / OHenry
    This classic collection of short stories from the master of the surprise ending brings to life the streets and people of turn-of-the-century New York City. From shop girls to socialites, from boarding houses to fashionable restaurants-O. Henry weaves tales of romance, ambition, and unexpected reversals of fortune. Each story showcases his trademark wit and insight into human na...
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    17,36 €

  • The Gentle Grafter
    O. Henry / OHenry
    The collection The Gentle Grafter brings together a series of sharp, witty stories featuring clever schemes and unpredictable endings. With O. Henry’s signature humor and masterful storytelling, these tales delve into the art of the con and the surprising humanity of the swindlers themselves. Each story brims with clever twists and heartfelt reflections, making this an unforget...
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    17,01 €

  • Roads of Destiny
    O. Henry / OHenry
    In Roads of Destiny, O. Henry masterfully weaves together stories that explore the interplay of fate and human choice. With his signature wit and flair for irony, he crafts compelling narratives where small decisions lead to profound consequences. These tales, rich with poignant twists and timeless reflections, reveal the beauty and unpredictability of life’s many roads. ...
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    21,73 €

  • Heart of the West
    O. Henry / OHenry
    In Heart of the West, O. Henry presents a collection of vividly crafted stories set in the American frontier. Combining humor, pathos, and ironic twists, these tales explore themes of love, honor, and human resilience in the face of the harsh realities of Western life. This collection captures the spirit of the Old West with unforgettable characters and timeless storytelling. ...
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    21,74 €

  • Whirligigs
    O. Henry / OHenry
    This short story collection, a facsimile of the 1910 Authorized Edition, includes 'The Ransom of Red Chief,' 'The Whirligig of Life,' 'A Sacrifice Hit,' and many more. ...
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    21,77 €

  • Sixes and Sevens
    O. Henry / OHenry
    This collection, a facsimile of the 1911 Authorized Edition, contains 'The Last of the Troubadours,' 'The Sleuths,' 'The Ghost of a Chance,' and many more stories. ...
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    18,81 €

  • The Four Million
    O. Henry / OHenry
    In this landmark collection named for the four million inhabitants of New York City, O. Henry gives voice to the city’s overlooked masses-the shop girls, clerks, waiters, and working-class dreamers who make the metropolis pulse. Through twenty-five masterfully crafted tales filled with his signature wit and surprise endings, he transforms everyday urban life into something magi...
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    19,62 €

  • The Furnished Room and The Last Leaf
    O. Henry / OHenry
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    7,63 €

  • Strictly Business
    O. Henry / OHenry
    In Strictly Business, O. Henry delivers a collection of 23 short stories brimming with his signature wit, irony, and unexpected twists. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century New York, these tales explore themes of love, ambition, and the everyday struggles of ordinary people. Through clever plots and vibrant characters, O. Henry captures the human condition with humor ...
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    21,74 €

  • Avoiding the Fear Trap
    Dr. Casalnnie O. Henry / DrCasalnnie OHenry
    Fear. This one small word is responsible for destroying relationships, choking off success, and preventing any number of positive changes. Unfortunately, until the root cause of the fear is addressed, it will continue to control decision-making processes and taint the way we see the world. Dr. Casalnnie Henry confronts this issue head-on in Avoiding the Fear Trap, a book that w...
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    11,95 €

  • El pan malévolo y otros cuentos
    O. Henry / OHenry
    O. Henry (Greensboro, EE.UU., 1862?-?Nueva York, 1910) es el seudónimo de William Sidney Porter, cuyos relatos con finales sorprendentes e impactantes le dieron una gran fama, tanto que se popularizó la expresión «un final a lo O. Henry» (an O. Henry ending). Junto con otros escritores de la talla de Poe, Harte o Twain, se le considera uno de los creadores de la proverbial shor...
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    18,90 €

  • The Ransom of Red Chief
    Gordon Grant / O. Henry / OHenry
    O. Henry?s short stories brim with lively wit and wisdom, sudden twist endings and amusing characterizations, plus memorable moral lessons.An iconic author at his height in the early 20th century, O. Henry was industrious and prolific, turning out short stories at astonishing speed. This anthology contains 24 of his finest tales, with highlights being a parody of Sherlock Holme...
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    15,29 €

  • The Very Best Of O. Henry
    O. Henry / OHenry
    O. Henry was an Amercian writer who was a master of the short story genre. His stories were known for their wit, wordplay, and for having an unexpected twist at the end.He was famous for his warm characterizations of awkward and difficult situations and the creative ways people find to resolve them. His most famous short story, The Gift of the Magi, epitomizes this style. O. He...
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    19,75 €

  • The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories
    O. Henry / OHenry
    O. Henry, the pen name of William Sydney Porter, is one of the most famous short story writers of all time, whose stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. O. Henry is so acknowledged as a great short story writer that his pen name is associated with a prestigious American award given to short stories of exceptional merit. Includ...
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    8,50 €

  • The Selected Stories of O. Henry
    O. Henry / OHenry
    These carefully selected tales of O. Henry, more than forty in all, showcase the author’s unique storytelling flair.Treasured for their humor, warmth and clever characterisation, O. Henry’s short stories carry a readability which is seldom uncompelling and occasionally outright gripping. Many have shocking endings, with a sudden plot twist turning the reader’s perceptions on th...
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    20,91 €

  • The Ransom of Red Chief
    O. Henry / OHenry
    ** Traditional Character Edition ** Trying to make some fast cash, two small-time crooks devise a plan to kidnap the son of a wealthy family in a village and hold him for ransom. When the kidnapped boy pulls out his Hong Hou (“Red Monkey”) costume, the two burglars realize they may be in for more than they planned. As their ransom notes remain unanswered and their scheme starts...
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    16,49 €

  • The Ransom of Red Chief
    O. Henry / OHenry
    Trying to make some fast cash, two small-time crooks devise a plan to kidnap the son of a wealthy family in a village and hold him for ransom. When the kidnapped boy pulls out his Hong Hou (“Red Monkey”) costume, the two burglars realize they may be in for more than they planned. As their ransom notes remain unanswered and their scheme starts to drag on, the two crooks find out...
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    16,49 €

  • Heart of the West
    O. Henry / OHenry
    A collection of 19 short stories from the West.Several of the funniest and best stories by O. Henry appear in this book, which is made up of about twenty-five of his inimitable tales of Western life and types which have appeared at intervals in the magazines. These stories are the best of their kind since Bret Harte.William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910), kno...
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    18,62 €

  • Cabbages and Kings
    O. Henry / OHenry
    A series of stories which each explore some individual aspect of life in a paralytically sleepy Central American town while each advancing some aspect of the larger plot and relating back one to another in a complex structure which slowly explicates its own background even as it painstakingly erects a town which is one of the most detailed literary creations of the period.In th...
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    17,54 €

  • Sixes and Sevens
    O. Henry / OHenry
    Named after the first story about a couple that tries in vain to uphold an intensely idealistic romance against the erosions of time and the inconstancy of human nature the collection explores themes for which London became famous: the struggle for survival in the midst of hostile environments, human nature’s most elemental drives, and worker abuse in industrialized society. In...
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    18,08 €

  • Whirligigs
    O. Henry / OHenry
    A collectior of 24 short stories: The World and the Door; The Theory and the Hound; The Hypotheses of Failure; Calloway’s Code; A Matter of Mean Elevation; Girl; Sociology in Serge and Straw; The Ransom of Red Chief; The Marry Month of May; A Technical Error; Suite Homes and Their Romance; The Whirligig of Life; A Sacrifice Hit; The Roads We Take; A Blackjack Bargainer; The Son...
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    18,96 €

  • The Selected Stories of O. Henry
    O. Henry / OHenry
    O. Henry, the pen name of William Sydney Porter, is known for his short stories with surprise endings. In this collection you will find the following beloved O. Henry stories: “The Plutonian Fire”, “The Princess and the Puma”, “By Courier”, “The Gift of the Magi”, “The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein”, “Mammon and the Archer”, “The Memento”, “Springtime À La Carte”, “The Last ...
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    14,54 €

  • Selected Stories by O. Henry
    O. Henry / OHenry
    The Masterpieces of World Fiction series brings together the best-loved short stories by the great masters of the genre-from Chekov and Maupassant, Kipling and Wilde, to O. Henry and Saki and Tolstoy and Conrad. Thoughtfully compiled by the bestselling author Terry O’ Brien, this series is a great way for readers to revisit old favourites and for introducing literary masterpiec...
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    14,29 €

  • O. Henry - Short Stories
    O. Henry / OHenry
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    43,45 €

  • The Voice of the City
    O. Henry / OHenry
    O. Henry is best noted for his wit, characterization and twist endings. O Henry wrote primarily about his own time the early 20th century. Most stories were set in New York and the characters were ordinary people. His brilliant writing style and his optimistic and often playful tone make O Henry’s stories a delight to read. Stories in this work include Voice of the City -- ...
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    23,63 €

  • A Big Rig Story
    Craig W.O. Henry / Craig W.OHenry
    A young boy goes on the road with his father, a Long Haul Truck Driver, and recounts his experience. ...
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    23,57 €

  • Complete Writings Of O. Henry V9
    O. Henry / OHenry
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    36,48 €

  • The Complete Writings Of O. Henry V14
    O. Henry / OHenry
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    35,36 €

  • My Tussle With The Devil And Other Stories (1918)
    O. Henry’s Ghost / OHenry's Ghost / OHenry’s Ghost / Parma
    My Tussle With The Devil And Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by the author known as O. Henry’s Ghost. The book was originally published in 1918 and features a variety of tales that explore themes such as love, greed, and the human condition. The stories are set in different locations and time periods, ranging from the Old West to modern-day New York City....
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    30,15 €

  • Sixes and Sevens
    Henry O / Henry O. / O. Henry / OHenry
    'Sixes and Sevens' is a collection of humorous short stories by American writer O. Henry. These unrelated tales deal with ordinary people and various ironic and amusing circumstances that they find themselves in, mostly in New York. Highly recommended for all lovers of the short story form. William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910), more commonly known by his pe...
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    35,71 €


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