Henry, O (1862–1910)
US short-story writer. His stories are written in a colloquial style and employ skilled construction with surprise endings. Among his collections are Cabbages and Kings (1904), The Four Million (including ‘The Gift of the Magi’, 1906), The Voice of the City (1908), and Rolling Stones (1913).
Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, he left home at an early age. Settling in Texas, he was convicted of embezzlement in 1899 and served several years in prison. It was then that he began to write short stories under the distinctive pen name ‘O Henry’. After his release in 1902, he moved to New York City, where he contributed stories to the New York World.
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