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Roads of Destiny
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*Roads of Destiny* is a short story collection by O. Henry, featuring tales marked by his characteristic twist endings and often set among ordinary people in America and Latin America. It suits readers interested in early twentieth-century American short fiction.
A note on the metadata: the 1999 date is a reprint; O. Henry's stories were originally published in the early 1900s (he died in 1910).
O. Henry
William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works include "The Gift of the Magi", "The Caballero's Way", "The Duplicity of Hargraves", and "The Ransom of Red Chief", as well as the novel Cabbages and Kings. Porter's stories are known for their naturalist observations, witty narration, and surprise endings.
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