Monday, April 25, 2005

Steve King: The Birth of O. Henry

The Birth of O. Henry
by Steve King
Today in Literature

On this day in 1898 William S. Porter -- the drug store clerk, cowboy, fugitive, bank teller, cartoonist and future "O. Henry" -- began a five-year prison sentence for embezzlement. Porter had published several stories prior to his prison term, but the fourteen written behind bars represented a new style and quality, and began his rise to popularity.

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