Roads of Destiny by O. Henry

by O. Henry

Overview

ROADS OF DESTINY is a collection of twenty-two stories by famed short story writer William Sydney Porter, known as O. Henry. ROADS OF DESTINY is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.

• Roads of Destiny
• The Guardian of the Accolade
• The Discounters of Money
• The Enchanted Profile
• Next to Reading Matter
• Art and the Bronco
• Phœbe
• A Double-dyed Deceiver
• The Passing of Black Eagle
• A Retrieved Reformation
• Cherchez la Femme
• Friends in San Rosario
• The Fourth in Salvador
• The Emancipation of Billy
• The Enchanted Kiss
• A Departmental Case
• The Renaissance at Charleroi
• On Behalf of the Management
• Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking
• The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss
• Two Renegades
• The Lonesome Road

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014176637
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	03/30/2012
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	815 KB

About the Author

O. Henry was the pen name of the American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). A native of North Carolina, Porter spent much of his adult life in Texas. He worked on a sheep ranch in La Salle county, and later worked as a bank teller, draftsman, journalist, and pharmacist. He was indicted for embezzlement stemming from irregularities at the First National Bank of Austin, charges he denied. After fleeing the country and then returning, O. Henry was sentenced to federal prison in 1898 where he began writing in earnest. His short stories proved popular and usually featured surprise or "twist" endings. After parole in 1901, O. Henry took up writing full time.