The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

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Overview

Rolling Stones is a vast selection of O. Henry’s later works covering a variety of topics such as fear, heartache, friendship, love and even murder. It’s a worthy addition to his legacy of memorable characters and unpredictable plots. Rolling Stones was originally published in 1912, just two years after O. Henry’s untimely death. This collection consists of complete and incomplete stories that were revised prior to their release. For example: “The Dream”, initially unfinished, was accompanied by an outline with the author’s intended ending. The book also contains “A Ruler of Men,” "The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear," and “The Marquis and Miss Sally.”Rolling Stones is one of the final entries in O. Henry’s impressive bibliography. It’s another group of innovative stories that captivate readers’ hearts and minds. This book is an homage to Henry’s literary past, solidifying his lasting legacy. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Rolling Stones is both modern and readable.

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781513270005
Publisher: Mint Editions
Publication date: 05/07/2021
Series: Mint Editions (Short Story Collections and Anthologies)
Pages: 196
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

About The Author
O. Henry (1862-1910) was an American short story writer. Born and raised in North Carolina, O. Henry—whose real name was William Sydney Porter—moved to Texas in 1882 in search of work. He met and married Athol Estes in Austin, where he became well known as a musician and socialite. In 1888, Athol gave birth to a son who died soon after, and in 1889 a daughter named Margaret was born. Porter began working as a teller and bookkeeper at the First National Bank of Austin in 1890 and was fired four years later and accused of embezzlement. Afterward, he began publishing a satirical weekly called The Rolling Stone, but in 1895 he was arrested in Houston following an audit of his former employer. While waiting to stand trial, Henry fled to Honduras, where he lived for six months before returning to Texas to surrender himself upon hearing of Athol’s declining health. She died in July of 1897 from tuberculosis, and Porter served three years at the Ohio Penitentiary before moving to Pittsburgh to care for his daughter. While in prison, he began publishing stories under the pseudonym “O. Henry,” finding some success and launching a career that would blossom upon his release with such short stories as “The Gift of the Magi” (1905) and “The Ransom of Red Chief” (1907). He is recognized as one of America’s leading writers of short fiction, and the annual O. Henry Award—which has been won by such writers as William Faulkner, John Updike, and Eudora Welty—remains one of America’s most prestigious literary prizes.

Table of Contents

Introductionix
The Dream3
A Ruler of Men8
The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear34
Helping the Other Fellow53
The Marionettes65
The Marquis and Miss Sally84
A Fog in Santone100
The Friendly Call112
A Dinner At --*127
Sound and Fury140
Tictocq146
Tracked to Doom157
A Snapshot at the President167
An Unfinished Christmas Story174
The Unprofitable Servant181
Aristocracy Versus Hash199
The Prisoner of Zembla202
A Strange Story205
Fickle Fortune, or How Gladys Hustled207
An Apology212
Lord Oakhurst's Curse213
Bexar Script No. 2692217
Queries and Answers231
The Pewee234
Nothing to Say236
The Murderer237
Some Postscripts240
A Contribution240
The Old Farm241
Vanity241
The Lullaby Boy242
Chanson de Boheme242
Hard to Forget243
Drop a Tear in this Slot245
Tamales246
Some Letters251
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