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O. Henry
January 11, 1917 issue

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The article presents information about the book "O. Henry Biography," by C. Alphonso Smith. Author William Sydney Porter was known by the name of O. Henry in literary circle. Dr. Smith makes no formal attempt at determining O. Henry's rank in American literature, but in an interesting chapter compares him with four other American masters. Using the term in its broadest and truest sense, O. Henry was the first American short-story writer, taken collectively, his stories portray a whole society, no one else has so skillfully portrayed characteristic American types.

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O. Henry Biography (Book); SMITH, C. Alphonso; PORTER, William Sydney; SHORT stories; AUTHORS; AMERICAN literature
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