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O. Henry (1862-1910) was originally
born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina.

As a young man, he moved to Austin,
Texas where he worked as a bank teller. He moved again to Houston, Texas in 1895
and became a newspaper columnist. In 1896, however, he was called back to Austin,
where he was charged with embezzling money from the bank where he had worked.
Not wanting to go to prison for his crime, O. Henry fled to Honduras, and
stayed there for six months before returning to the United States. Upon his
return, the court tried him and put him in an Ohio prison for three years.
While in prison, he began writing short stories and it is there that he took
the pen-name O. Henry for his writings. After his release from prison in 1901,
he moved to New York, which is the setting for many of his stories. He is the
author of over 250 stories and is most famous for his use of surprise or
'twist' endings.

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O. Henry (1862-1910) was originally
born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina.

As a young man, he moved to Austin,
Texas where he worked as a bank teller. He moved again to Houston, Texas in 1895
and became a newspaper columnist. In 1896, however, he was called back to Austin,
where he was charged with embezzling money from the bank where he had worked.
Not wanting to go to prison for his crime, O. Henry fled to Honduras, and
stayed there for six months before returning to the United States. Upon his
return, the court tried him and put him in an Ohio prison for three years.
While in prison, he began writing short stories and it is there that he took
the pen-name O. Henry for his writings. After his release from prison in 1901,
he moved to New York, which is the setting for many of his stories. He is the
author of over 250 stories and is most famous for his use of surprise or
'twist' endings.

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