{"product_id":"selected-stories-9781853262418","title":"Selected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis selection of a hundred of O. Henry's succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories are famed for their 'trick endings' or 'twists in the tail': repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry's cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty, displaying a virtuoso's command of language and allusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis great collection offers delights for the mind, imagination and emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853262418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.78h x 5.03w x 1.58d","brand":"O. Henry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38018294841525,"sku":"9781853262418","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4c46a9b5-83d6-4364-bae9-5889f087f3fc.jpg?v=1609169044","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/selected-stories-9781853262418","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}