30 nouvelles surprenantesO. HenryÉgalement paru sous son titre d'origine New York Tic Tac chez Culture Commune.Texte intégral. Cet ouvrage a fait l'objet d'un véritable travail d'édition en vue d'une édition numérique.30 nouvelles : Les cadeaux inutiles, Chambre meublée, Amour et surmenage, La rançon du smoking, Un champion de la science matrimoniale...O. Henry, William Sydney Porter de ...

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer.Porter was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and later moved to Texas in 1882. It was there that he met his wife, Athol Estes, with whom he had two children. In 1902, after the death of his wife, Porter moved to New York, where he soon remarried. It was while he was in New York that Porter's most intensive writing period occurred, with Porter writin...

Extrait : J’ai souvent prétendu, et j’ai même parfois affirmé, que la femme n’est pas un mystère, que l’homme est parfaitement capable de la comprendre, de la deviner, de la subjuguer et de l’interpréter. C’est elle-même qui s’efforce de se faire passer pour un mystère aux yeux du naïf et crédule sexe masculin. Nous allons voir si j’ai tort ou raison. Comme l’annonçait autrefois le Harper’s Drawer, « l’excellente histoire suivante est de Miss A…, M. B…, M. C… ; et M. D… No...

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer.Porter was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and later moved to Texas in 1882. It was there that he met his wife, Athol Estes, with whom he had two children. In 1902, after the death of his wife, Porter moved to New York, where he soon remarried. It was while he was in New York that Porter's most intensive writing period occurred, with Porter writin...

La Chasse au trésor: La Chasse au trésor - Le Jugement de l'oncle Jake-Paris - Black Bill et les moutons - Le Chasseur de têtes - Charybde et Scylla - Un Cas de conscienceL'auteur nous fait partager, au travers des ces six nouvelles, six rencontres où les personnages sont confrontés de manières différentes à l'appât du gain. Ces petites histoires sont racontées avec humour et dérision.

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer.Porter was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and later moved to Texas in 1882. It was there that he met his wife, Athol Estes, with whom he had two children. In 1902, after the death of his wife, Porter moved to New York, where he soon remarried. It was while he was in New York that Porter's most intensive writing period occurred, with Porter writin...

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer.Porter was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and later moved to Texas in 1882. It was there that he met his wife, Athol Estes, with whom he had two children. In 1902, after the death of his wife, Porter moved to New York, where he soon remarried. It was while he was in New York that Porter's most intensive writing period occurred, with Porter writin...

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer.Porter was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and later moved to Texas in 1882. It was there that he met his wife, Athol Estes, with whom he had two children. In 1902, after the death of his wife, Porter moved to New York, where he soon remarried. It was while he was in New York that Porter's most intensive writing period occurred, with Porter writin...

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer.Porter was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and later moved to Texas in 1882. It was there that he met his wife, Athol Estes, with whom he had two children. In 1902, after the death of his wife, Porter moved to New York, where he soon remarried. It was while he was in New York that Porter's most intensive writing period occurred, with Porter writin...

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer.Porter was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and later moved to Texas in 1882. It was there that he met his wife, Athol Estes, with whom he had two children. In 1902, after the death of his wife, Porter moved to New York, where he soon remarried. It was while he was in New York that Porter's most intensive writing period occurred, with Porter writin...

Extrait : Si vous êtes un lecteur fidèle des chroniques du ring, vous ne devez pas avoir oublié le fameux combat qui mit aux prises, il y a quelques années, le champion du monde des poids moyens et son « challenger », dans une ville de la frontière chevauchant une rivière internationale. Le conflit dura exactement une minute vingt-trois secondes...

Extrait : Lorsque fut terminée la guerre entre l’Espagne et le sous-secrétaire d’État aux Affaires Étrangères des États-Unis, je m’en allai aux Îles Philippines. Là je restai comme correspondant de guerre de mon journal jusqu’à ce que le rédacteur en chef m’eût fait savoir qu’un câblogramme de 800 mots décrivant le chagrin d’un cacatoès à la suite de la mort d’un enfant indigène n’était pas considéré par la Direction comme des nouvelles de guerre. Alors je donnai ma démiss...