{"product_id":"100-selected-short-stories","title":"100 Selected Short Stories","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis selection of a hundred of O. Henry’s succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese stories are famed for their ''trick endings'' or ''twists in the tail'': repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry''s cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty, displaying a virtuoso’s command of language and allusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis great collection offers delights for the mind, imagination and emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306778239358,"sku":"NW9781853262418","price":6.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781853262418.jpg?v=1778251165","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/100-selected-short-stories","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}