Authors are not just authors. They are not people who just sit around and write all day. They are all people, individuals. They have a story. It may be a very touching one, a surprising or extraordinary one. Also, it may be surprising to learn the motivations that made them authors. There must be a reason. There must be a whole new story, and it is definitely more than meets the eye.
O. Henry was an American author. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He lived from September 11, 1862 to June 5, 1910. His mother died when he was young, and he lived with his father and maternal grandmother. William was always reading during his childhood. He worked as a pharmicist, draftsman (professional drawing-arts), bank teller, then a journalist. He also acted and sang with a group of other singers and actors. When he started his work as a draftsman, he started writing stories with characters based on his job. He was arrested for five years because of embezzlement (to take money/property in other's care, with deception) During the time he was in prison, he worked as a night druggist there. He published several books under different pen names but the most famous one was O. Henry. O. Henry moved to New York where he was close to his publishers and wrote about 381 short stories. His short stories were famous for their unexpected endings and witty (clever) narration. Some of his famous short stories are: The Gift of the Magi, The Last Leaf, and After Twenty Years. Unfortunately, he was a heavy drinker and had abysmal health, and he died in 1910. (He died of cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes, and enlarged heart.
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