The Complete Poetry (Including a Biography of the Author)
Humorous and Wistful American Verse from Texas to Manhattan, with an Author BiographyBy O. Henry
Length7h 38m
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The Complete Poetry (Including a Biography of the Author) presents the verse associated with O. Henry alongside a biographical account that places his poetic efforts within the larger arc of his career. Best known for compact stories marked by surprise endings, vernacular dialogue, comic irony, and humane sympathy, O. Henry also brought to poetry a fondness for rhythm, wordplay, sentiment, and sharply observed urban and social types. The collection is therefore valuable not merely as a miscellany of verse, but as a literary context for understanding how a major American storyteller adapted the period's popular, humorous, and sentimental idioms to poetic form. Its juxtaposition of poems and biography invites comparison between the author's lyrical voice and the narrative techniques for which he is celebrated. O. Henry was the pen name of William Sidney Porter (1862–1910), whose turbulent life included work as a pharmacist, journalist, and bank employee, as well as imprisonment after a conviction for embezzlement. These experiences, together with his years in Texas and New York, supplied the social range, compassion for outsiders, and skepticism toward respectable appearances that characterize his writing. His literary formation in newspapers and popular periodicals encouraged brevity, accessibility, and an alert ear for spoken language—qualities equally relevant to the poems gathered here. This volume is recommended to readers who wish to encounter O. Henry beyond the famous short stories and to scholars examining the relationship between popular literature, biography, and poetic craft in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. It offers an engaging supplement to his fiction while illuminating the wit, tenderness, and cultural textures underlying his enduring appeal.
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GenrePoetry
Length7 hrs 38 mins
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Publish dateMay 21, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Poetry of O. Henry (Including a Biography of the Author)
2The Complete Poetry
3A Contribution
4Chanson De Bohême
5Drop A Tear In This Slot
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6Hard To Forget
7Nothing To Say
8Tamales
9The Lullaby Boy
10The Murderer
11The Old Farm
12The Pewee
13Two Portraits
14Vanity
15Sleeping
16Fancies
17Trusting
18Thoughts
19Thinking
20The Crucible
21Biography of O. Henry
22Chapter One: The Life And The Story
23Chapter Two: Vogue
24Chapter Three: Ancestry
25Chapter Four: Birthplace And Early Years
26Chapter Five: Ranch And City Life In Texas
27Chapter Six: The Shadowed Years
28Chapter Seven: Finding Himself In New York
29Chapter Eight: Favourite Themes
30Chapter Nine: Last Days
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