《欧?亨利短篇小说集》选取欧?亨利的短篇小说30篇，每篇都很有特色，是作家一生创作的精华所在。欧?亨利的小说还是学习地道的美国英语的极好教材，他的作品常常使用双关语、讹音、谐音等手法。活泼生动，这也是欧?亨利具有“惊人的持久的影响”的一个重要因素。
O. HENRY（the pen name ofWilliam Sydney Porter， 1862-igio） is one of the most famousAmerican short story writers.While in prison he first startedto write short storics and it'sbelieved that he has found hiswriter's pseudonym there. From December 1903 to January 1906O. Henry wrote a story a weekfor the New York Worldmagazine， and published several short stories in other magazines.
In his last years O. Henry had financial and health problems. As an alcoholic， O. Henry died in igio in New York City， virtuallybroke
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