Stories for Young People: O. Henry (Stories for Young People)

By John Hollander

Book Overview

With this handsomely illustrated edition of O. Henry's best, children can now enjoy all the surprising twists and turns of six favorite tales by the master of the short story: "The Gift of the Magi," "Two Thanksgiving-Day Gentlemen," "The Last Leaf," "Mammon and the Archer," "After Twenty Years", and "A Retrieved Reformation." Noted scholar John Hollander provides the thoughtful introduction and insightful annotations, and illustrator Miles Hyman brings the stories to life in nostalgic pictures that evoke an America gone by.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402709889
• ISBN13: 9781402709883
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9