The Girl and the Graft

In 'The Girl and the Graft' O. Henry challenges the traditionally held expectations of a woman's role in society. With his hallmark matter-of-fact wit, O. Henry questions the chasm between women's and men's socio-economic conditions in the newfound era of women's activism. The unfairness that the protagonist addresses is that men are the sole proprietors of "all the money in world." A must read for fans of satirical short stories and feminists alike.

American short story master O. Henry is best known for his pithy, witty scores and surprise endings. In doing so he made commonplace experiences extraordinary and memorable. His work has been immortalised in the popular 1952 film 'O. Henry's Full House' starring Fred Allen, Anne Baxter, Marilyn Monroe and Jeanne Crain.

William Sidney Porter (1862-1919), known simply as O. Henry, was a prolific American author of humorous literary pieces. His fame came exceptionally quickly and he became a bestselling author of short story collections. Perhaps the most famous of these are, 'Cabbages and Kings,' 'The Voice of the City' and 'Strictly Business.' The immensity of O. Henry's impact on the American short story genre for time to come is evidenced by the fact an annual award in his name is given out each year in the United States. O. Henry's work is a must read for fans of Hemingway, Guy de Maupassant and Anton Chekhov.


  1. The Complete Works of O. Henry : Masterpieces of Wit, Irony, and the Twist Ending

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  2. The Gift of the Magi : A Timeless Christmas Short Story by O. Henry

    O.Henry, Zenith Horizon Publishing

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  3. La senda del solitario

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  4. The Gift of the Magi : A Short Story That Defines the True Meaning of Giving

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  5. The Complete Works of O. Henry : Masterpieces of Wit, Irony, and Unexpected Endings in One Timeless Collection

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  6. The Gift of the Magi : A Timeless Christmas Short Story of Love, Sacrifice, and Selfless Giving

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  7. O. Henry : The Complete Works

    O.Henry, Zenith Crescent Moon Press

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  8. The Big Book of Christmas : A Treasure Trove of Holiday Magic

    Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Zenith Crescent Moon Press, O.Henry, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter, William Shakespeare, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Selma Lagerlöf, Martin Luther, Walter Scott

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  9. The Gift of the Magi : Heartfelt Sacrifices

    O.Henry, Zenith Crescent Moon Press

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  10. Butikspiger

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  11. 10+ Masterpieces of Classic Adventures Collection : The Call of the Wild, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Heart of Darkness, The Lost World and others

    Jack London, Jules Verne, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Arthur Conan Doyle, O.Henry

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  12. 50+ Masterpieces you have to read before you die. Christmas Stories and Poems : A Christmas Carol, A Merry Christmas, A Letter from Santa Claus, Christmas Bells, The Gift of the Magi and others

    Charles Dickens, L.M. Montgomery, L. Frank Baum, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Leo Tolstoy, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nikolai Gogol, William Dean Howells, Joseph Rudyard Kipling, Elizabeth Harrison, John Milton, Hans Christian Andersen, Selma Lagerlof, Clement Moore, Henry van Dyke, Beatrix Potter, Anton Chekhov, O.Henry, Hesba Stretton, Kenneth Grahame, Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter Scott, Alfred Tennyson, Thomas Hardy, William Butler Yeats, William Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Kingsley, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, C. W. Stubbs, Eugene Field, Paul Laurence Dunbar, William Topaz McGonagall, Emily Dickinson, G.K. Chesterton

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