The Trimmed Lamp

by O. Henry

Overview

'The trimmed lamp' is a collection of classic o. henry tales about new york city, and contains the following stories: the trimmed lamp a madison square arabian night the rubaiyat of a scotch highball the pendulum two thanksgiving day gentlemen the assessor of success the buyer from cactus city the badge of policeman o'roon brickdust row the making of a new yorker vanity and some sables the social triangle the purple dress the foreign policy of company 99 the lost blend a harlem tragedy "the guilty party" according to their lights a midsummer knight's dream the last leaf the count and the wedding guest the country of elusion the ferry of unfulfilment the tale of a tainted tenner elsie in new york.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515268970
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	07/28/2015
Pages:	84
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910) was a prolific American short story writer. Initially trained as a pharmacist, Porter began his writing career as a journalist and worked on his stories on the side. After being accused of embezzling money from a bank he worked for, he fled to Honduras. He returned to the US upon the death of his wife and was sentenced to five years in prison. It was during this time that he began to have his first stories published. He later moved to New York and began writing stories in earnest. Some of his most famous stories include "Gift of the Magi" and "The Caballero's Way" which introduced the character, the Cisco Kid.