O. Henry

He used the name O. Henry, which he possibly borrowed from a prison guard named Orrin Henry.

His Writers' Workshop? A Prison Cell 2010

This is true even in a surprise ending, such as O. Henry delights in.

Short Stories of Various Types Various

American story-telling for the past ten years, because "O. Henry" is practically inimitable.

The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915

Most American short story writers are bad because they copy "O. Henry," and most English short story writers are bad because they copy Chekhov.

The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915

Harte, and "O. Henry," the comparative poverty of rich understanding humor in American fiction is remarkable.

The Best Short Stories of 1920 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915

The short story has made little technical advance since the first successes of "O. Henry," though the talent of many observers has dealt with new material offered by the racial characteristics of European immigrants and by new phases of commerce and industry.

The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters Bliss Perry 1907

He is praised for a kind of O. Henry double meaning to his antics.

The Art of the Moving Picture Vachel Lindsay 1905

In 1910, author William Sydney Porter, who'd written short stories under the pen name "O. Henry," died in New York at 47.

SFGate: Top News Stories 2010

Under the pen name "O. Henry", he wrote a tale that demonstrates what the essence of real giving is.

RISMedia 2009

The tricksy plots of Babel and 21 Grams felt more O. Henry than oh so profound to me.

Michael Giltz: Cannes 2010 Day Six and Seven: Biutiful is Beautiful and Jia is Beautifuler 2010