As part of our Short Story unit, we read a story by the author O. Henry called "The Last Leaf." So, now (before we start on SHAKESPEARE) we are researching a little bit about him.
1. The name O. Henry was a pseudonym for William Sydney Porter.
2. O. Henry was born in 1862 and died in 1910.
3. He only went to school unto age 15, then he dropped out to work at his uncle's drugstore.
4. He was accused of embezzling funds and fled to Honduras to escape trial. He returned to the US when he learned that his wife was dying and turned him self in after her death.
5. He was in prison for 5 years and this is where he began to write short stories.
6. Many of his stories were set in New York City, including "The Last Leaf."
7. O. Henry wrote more than one story a week.
8. He published ten collections of stories in barely ten years.
9. A trademark of his stories is his use of ironic endings.
10. There is now a Memorial Award in his honor for the best American short stories.
Source: Encarta
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