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Heart of the West / O. Henry ; introduction by James Hynes.

Henry, O., 1862-1910 (author).

Summary:

Heart of the West's humorous and sentimental stories of sheepherders, cowpunchers, trail cooks, prospectors, outlaws, and Texas Rangers offer the modern reader a window into the often mythologized American West. Perhaps reflecting on his own experience as a young man on this vast frontier, where women were few and far between, many of O. Henry's stories are comic tales of romantic rivalry, usually featuring two bluff and feckless young men in competition for the attention of the same rather remote and demanding young woman. Among the short stories included here are "The Handbook of Hymen," "Cupid a la Carte," "The Pimienta Pancakes," and "The Caballero's Way.

Record details

ISBN: 9781435110663
ISBN: 1435110668
Physical Description: xiii, 210 pages ; 21 cm.
Publisher: New York : Barnes & Noble, ©2009.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Heart and crosses -- Ranson of Mack -- Telemachus, friend -- Handbook of Hymen -- Pimienta pancakes -- Seats of the haughty -- Hygeia at the Solito -- Afternoon miracle -- Higher abdication -- Cupid á la carte -- Caballero's way -- Sphinx apple -- Missing chord -- Call load -- Princess and the puma -- Indian summer of Dry Valley Johnson -- Christmas by injunction -- Chaparral prince -- Reformation of Callipe.