《欧·亨利短篇小说集（英文原版）》作者：[美]欧·亨利【完结】

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【AboutHenry】



O.HenrywasthepennameofAmericanwriterWilliamSydneyPort-er(September11,1862–June5,1910).

O.Henryshortstoriesareknownforwit,wordplay,warmcharacterizationandclevertwistendings.



【abstract】



Isupposeyouknowallaboutthestageandstagepeople.You'vebeentouchedwithandbyactors,andyoureadthenewspapercriticismsandthejokesintheweekliesabouttheRialtoandthechorusgirlsandthelong-hairedtragedians.AndIsupposethatacondensedlistofyourideasaboutthemysteriousstagelandwouldboildowntosomethinglikethis:

Leadingladieshavefivehusbands,pastediamonds,andfiguresnobetterthanyourown(madam)iftheyweren'tpadded.Chorusgirlsareinseparablefromperoxide,PanhardsandPittsburg.AllshowswalkbacktoNewYorkontanoxfordandrailroadties.Irreproachableactressesre-servethecomic-landladypartfortheirmothersonBroadwayandtheirstep-auntsontheroad.KyrleBellew'srealnameisBoyleO'Kelley.TheravingsofJohnMcCulloughinthephonographwerestolenfromthefirstsaleoftheEllenTerrymemoirs.JoeWeberisfunnierthanE.H.Sothern;butHenryMillerisgettingolderthanhewas.