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Bankovskiĭ sluzhashchiĭ Uilʹi͡am Sidni Porter provel tri goda v ti͡urʹme za rastratu bankovskikh sredstv, gde, vdokhnovivshisʹ istorii͡ami sokamernikov, i napisal svoĭ pervyĭ rasskaz pod psevdonimom O'Genri, vskore prinesshim emu slavu. Kazhdai͡a novella neispravimogo romantika i samogo blesti͡ashchego rasskazchika Ameriki - ėto blesti͡ashchiĭ i tonkiĭ i͡umor, khlestkie dialogi, nepredskazuemai͡a razvi͡azka i koloritnye geroi. Mnogoobrazie rasskazov, vkli͡uchennykh v sbornik, pokazyvaet mnogogrannostʹ talanta O'Genri.

William Sidney Porter, a bank employee, spent three years in prison for embezzlement of bank funds, where, inspired by the stories of his cellmates, he wrote his first story under the pseudonym O'Henry, which soon brought him fame. Each novel by an incorrigible romantic and America's most brilliant storyteller features brilliant and subtle humor, biting dialogues, an unpredictable ending, and colorful characters. The variety of short stories included in the collection shows the versatility of O'Henry's talent.