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What is O'Henry's masterpiece?
Maggie's gifts, police and hymns, muppets, etc.

1, "The Gift of Maggie" O. Henry's short story tells the story of a poor young couple giving up love and giving each other Christmas presents, which reflects the hardships of the lower class in the United States and praises the hero's kind heart and pure love.

2. The Police and Hymns is a short story by American writer O Henry. This short story tells the story of a poor and homeless tramp, Soapy, who wanted to go to prison in the cold winter, so he deliberately committed a crime, went to a restaurant to eat the king's meal, disturbed public order, stole other people's umbrellas and molested women. However, these did not make him go to prison as he wished.

Finally, when he was moved by the hymn in the church and wanted to start over and start over, the police sent him to prison. The novel shows the tragic fate of the American underclass at that time.

3. The Muppet is a book published by Fudan University Press on 20 1 1. The author is O. Henry. The article mainly tells the story of a doctor facing the temptation of money.

Character experience

1September, 862 1 1 day, O. Henry was born in Green Sboro, North Carolina, USA, formerly known as William Sydney Porter.

1865, when O 'Henry was 3 years old, his mother died of tuberculosis. In the same year, he and his father moved to his grandmother's house, and he and his brother were sent to a private school run by his cousin. He was brought up by his grandmother and aunt, who inspired his love for literature.

From 65438 to 0876, O 'Henry graduated from his aunt's private school. Then I entered high school, but I was forced to drop out of school at 1877 and worked as an apprentice in my uncle's pharmacy for five years. When he was a teenager, O 'Henry liked painting and was very talented. He wanted to be a painter when he was young.