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The Resource The best short stories of O. Henry, selected and with an introduction by Bennett A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell

The best short stories of O. Henry, selected and with an introduction by Bennett A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell

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  • Introduction
  • The gift of the magi
  • A cosmopolite in a cafe
  • Man about town
  • The cop and the anthem
  • The love-philtre of Ikey Schoenstein
  • Mammon and the archer
  • Springtime a la carte
  • From the cabby's seat
  • An unfinished story
  • The romance of a busy broker
  • The furnished room
  • Roads of destiny
  • The enchanted profile
  • The passing of black eagle
  • A retrieved reformation
  • The renaissance at charleroi
  • Shoes
  • Ships
  • The hiding of Black Bill
  • The duplicity of hargraves
  • The ransom of Red Chief
  • The marry month of may
  • The whirligig of life --A blackjack bargainer
  • A lickpenny lover
  • The defeat of the city
  • Squaring the circle
  • Transients in arcadia
  • The trimmed lamp
  • The pendulum
  • Two thanksgiving day gentlemen
  • The making of a new yorker
  • The lost blend
  • A harlem tragedy
  • A midsummer knight's dream
  • The last leaf
  • The count and the wedding guest
  • A municipal report
Isbn
9780394604237
Instance
Label
The best short stories of O. Henry
Title
The best short stories of O. Henry
Statement of responsibility
selected and with an introduction by Bennett A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell
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Subject
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Language
eng
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DLC
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1862-1910
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Henry, O.
Index
no index present
LC call number
PZ3.P835
LC item number
Be2
Literary form
fiction
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  • 1898-1971
  • 1896-1966
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  • Cerf, Bennett
  • Cartmell, Van H.
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The Modern library of the world's best books
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  • Henry, O
  • United States
Label
The best short stories of O. Henry, selected and with an introduction by Bennett A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell
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Contents
Introduction -- The gift of the magi -- A cosmopolite in a cafe -- Man about town -- The cop and the anthem -- The love-philtre of Ikey Schoenstein -- Mammon and the archer -- Springtime a la carte -- From the cabby's seat -- An unfinished story -- The romance of a busy broker -- The furnished room -- Roads of destiny -- The enchanted profile -- The passing of black eagle -- A retrieved reformation -- The renaissance at charleroi -- Shoes -- Ships -- The hiding of Black Bill -- The duplicity of hargraves -- The ransom of Red Chief -- The marry month of may -- The whirligig of life --A blackjack bargainer -- A lickpenny lover -- The defeat of the city -- Squaring the circle -- Transients in arcadia -- The trimmed lamp -- The pendulum -- Two thanksgiving day gentlemen -- The making of a new yorker -- The lost blend -- A harlem tragedy -- A midsummer knight's dream -- The last leaf -- The count and the wedding guest -- A municipal report
Control code
ocm00274879
Isbn
9780394604237
Lccn
45035106 //r943
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
Label
The best short stories of O. Henry, selected and with an introduction by Bennett A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- The gift of the magi -- A cosmopolite in a cafe -- Man about town -- The cop and the anthem -- The love-philtre of Ikey Schoenstein -- Mammon and the archer -- Springtime a la carte -- From the cabby's seat -- An unfinished story -- The romance of a busy broker -- The furnished room -- Roads of destiny -- The enchanted profile -- The passing of black eagle -- A retrieved reformation -- The renaissance at charleroi -- Shoes -- Ships -- The hiding of Black Bill -- The duplicity of hargraves -- The ransom of Red Chief -- The marry month of may -- The whirligig of life --A blackjack bargainer -- A lickpenny lover -- The defeat of the city -- Squaring the circle -- Transients in arcadia -- The trimmed lamp -- The pendulum -- Two thanksgiving day gentlemen -- The making of a new yorker -- The lost blend -- A harlem tragedy -- A midsummer knight's dream -- The last leaf -- The count and the wedding guest -- A municipal report
Control code
ocm00274879
Isbn
9780394604237
Lccn
45035106 //r943
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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