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自稱紐約400萬小市民之一的歐·亨利不僅早年混跡江湖,而且成名後一直與下層百姓為伍,因而對曼哈頓的舊街道、老房屋、小飯館瞭如指掌,一生以平民生活為題材創作的短篇小說逾300篇。作者著力刻畫小市民階層的眾生相,尤長於平中見奇,寓莊於諧,或白描,或漫畫,舉凡《麥琪的禮物》、《警察與贊美詩》、《最後一片葉子》等篇均膾炙人口,在世界上一直擁有廣泛的讀者。
《歐·亨利短篇小說集(英文版)》取歐·亨利的短篇小說30篇,每篇都很有特色,是作傢一生創作的精華所在。歐,亨利的小說還是學習地道的美國英語的極好教材,他的作品常常使用雙關語、訛音、諧音等手法,活潑生動,這也是歐,亨利具有“驚人的持久的影響”的一個重要因素。
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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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THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
A SERVICE OF LOVE
THE COP AND THE ANTHEM
MAMMON AND THE ARCHER
AN UNFINISHED STORY
THE FURNISHED ROOM
THE ROMANCE OF A BUSY BROKER
LOST ON DRESS PARADE
TELEMACHUS, FRIEND
THE HANDBOOK OF HYMEN
THE PIMIENTA PANCAKES
HYGEIA AT THE SOLITO
THE PRINCESS AND THE PUMA
JEFF PETERS AS A PERSONAL
MAGNET
THE CHAIR OF
PHILANTHROMATHEMATICS
THE EXACT SCIENCE OF
MATRIMONY
SHEARING THE WOLF
CONSCIENCE IN ART
THE MAN HIGHER UP
NEXT TO READING MATTER
A DOUBLE-DYED DECEIVER
WITCHES' LOAVES
JIMMY HAYES AND MURIEL
THE WHIRLIGIG OF LIFE
THE ROADS WE TAKE
THE ATAVISM OF JOHN TOM LITTLE
BEAR
THE MARIONETTES
WHILE THE AUTO WAITS
TWO THANKSGIVING DAY
GENTLEMEN
THE LAST LEAF
BABES IN THE JUNGLE
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"Tut!" said the old man. "Do you mean to tell me that withall the money I've got you can't get an hour or two of a girl'stime for yourself?" "I've put it off too late. She's going to sail for Europeat noon day after tomorrow for a two years' stay. I'm tosee her alone tomorrow evening for a few minutes. She'sat Larchmont now at her aunt's. I can't go there. ButI'm allowed to meet her with a cab at the Grand CentralStation tomorrow evening at the 8.30 train. We drive downBroadway to Wallack's at a gallop, where her mother and abox party will be waiting for us in the lobby. Do you thinkshe would listen to a declaration from me during that sixor eight minutes under those circumstances? No. And whatchance would I have in the theatre or afterward? None. No,dad, this is one tangle that your money can't unravel. Wecan't buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, richpeople would live longer. There's no hope of getting a talkwith Miss Lantry before she sails."
"All right, Richard, my boy," said old Anthony, cheerfully."You may run along down to your club now. I'm glad it ain'tyour liver. But don't forget to burn a few punk sticks in thejoss house to the great god Mazuma from time to time. Yousay money won't buy time? Well, of course, you can't ordereternity wrapped up and delivered at your residence for aprice, but I've seen Father Time get pretty bad stone bruiseson his heels when he walked through the gold diggings."
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