O henry biography pdf

O. HENRY was once asked why he did not read more fiction. "It is all tame," he replied, "as compared with the romance of my own life." But nothing is more subtly suggestive in the study of this remarkable man than the strange, structural resemblance between the story and the life. Each story is a miniature auto-. O. Henry was born William Sidney Porter on Septem, near Greensboro, North Caro-lina. He moved to Texas in He first settled in Cotulla, where he worked on a ranch as a sheep herder, before making his way to Austin in There he met Athol Estes Roach, with whom he shared an affinity for singing and playing music. They eloped in That same year, Porter got a job as a. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
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