While the Auto Waits by O. Henry

While the Auto Waits by O. Henry

While the Auto Waits by O. Henry is a famous short story about two strangers who meet in a park and pretend to be from different social classes, only to reveal their true identities in a classic twist ending: the seemingly wealthy woman is a cashier, and the man pretending to be a humble worker…

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry

Probably O’Henry’s most well-known story, The Gift of the Magi, originally published in the collection, The Four Million, published in 1906. O. Henry (1862–1910), the pseudonym of William Sydney Porter, was a prolific American short story writer known for his wit, wordplay, and unexpected plot twists, most famously in “The Gift of the Magi.” He…