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O Henry
Title: O Henry
Category: Society & Culture / People
Details: Words: 708 | Pages: 3.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
O Henry
“The Gift of the Magi”, by O. Henry, is the most famous short story he has written. This story, like many of his other short stories, was written while he was at the Ohio Penitentiary. O. Henry wrote in a manner that most readers were able to identify with the situations in the story. "The Gift of the Magi" was no different, as it showed what one couple does for love in the face of …showed first 75 words of 708 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 708 total…Carolina because of his deteriorating health. On a trip to New York City in June of 1910, Henry collapsed and was hospitalized (American Literature 1846). He died a few days later on June 5, 1910 at the young age of forty-seven. His last words were, “Turn up the lights I don’t want to go home in the dark”(Linden 1 of 1). He died of tuberculosis, which was worsened by his abuse of alcohol and his diabetes (“O. Henry” 1 of 1).
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