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O. Henry
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O. Henry
See William Sydney Porter.

O. Henry [əʊ ˈhɛnrɪ]
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(Biographies / O. Henry (1862-1910) M, US, WRITING: short-story writer) pen name of William Sidney Porter. 1862-1910, US short-story writer. His collections of stories, characterized by his use of caricature and surprising endings, include Cabbages and Kings (1904) and The Four Million (1906)
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Noun1.O. Henry - United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)O. Henry - United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)


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Byline: Dan O'Neill HIS name was William Sidney Porter, but we know him best as O Henry.
 
 
 
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