"William Sidney Porter, known by the pseudonym O. Henry, was
born in Greensboro, North Carolina, in September 1862. He devoted a
lot of time to books as a child and became an enthusiastic reader
at a very young age.
The pseudonym ' O. Henry' first appeared over the story ' Whistling
Dick's Christmas Stocking, ' which was published in the December
1899 issue of McClures's Magazine. Cabbages and Kings (1904) was
his first collection of short stories. With witty narrations and
surprise endings, his stories won the hearts of his readers. The
Four Million, his second collection of short stories, was published
in 1906. His other collections of short stories include The Trimmed
Lamp (1907), Heart of the West (1907), The Voice of the City
(1908), The Gentle Grafter (1908), Roads of Destiny (1909), Options
(1909), Strictly Business (1910), and Whirligigs (1910). Sixes and
Sevens (1911), Rolling Stones (1912), and Waifs and Strays (1917)
were published posthumously. "
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