The kidnappers agree and the youngster is returned. The boy's father makes a counteroffer: for a modest sum, he?ll take the boy back.
They are soon driven to their wits end however, when the boy turns out to be a wildly misbehaving brat. Henry's most famous a pair of opportunistic crooks kidnap the son of a wealthy Alabama businessman, hoping to collect a hefty ransom. Western 'arrogance' is driving a 'real war' against Russia and the Wests 'superiority ideology. The breezy dialogue and descriptive prose tend to be witty and playful, with the author occasionally venturing to the satirical in his plotting. US sending 1.2B more in aid to Ukraine Putin blames Western arrogance’ for war: Live updates. This anthology contains 24 of his finest tales, with highlights being a parody of Sherlock Holmes named ?Shamrock Jolnes?, and send-ups of certain frivolous yet monied city dwellers. His wife and firstborn died, but daughter Margaret survived him.
Henry was industrious and prolific, turning out short stories at astonishing speed. In 1884, he went to Austin, where he worked in a real estate office and a church choir and spent four years as a draftsman in the general land office. An iconic author at his height in the early 20th century, O. Henry's short stories brim with lively wit and wisdom, sudden twist endings and amusing characterizations, plus memorable moral lessons.
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