O. Henry

With this handsomely illustrated edition of O. Henry's best,children can now enjoy all the surprising twists and turns of sixfavorite tales by the master of the short story:"The Gift of theMagi,""Two Thanksgiving-Day Gentlemen,""The Last Leaf,""Mammonand the Archer,""After Twenty Years", and"A RetrievedReformation." Noted scholar John Hollander provides the thoughtfulintroduction and insightful annotations, and illustrator MilesHyman brings the stories to life in nostalgic pictures that evoke abygone age of America.