O.Henry 英文 生平简介

William Sydney Porter (1862-1910)

O.Henry –One of the greatest short-novel-tellers in the world The father of the modern American short stories

• Life is made up of sobs, sniffles and smiles with sniffes predominating. 人生是由呜咽、抽泣和微笑组成的，而在三者之中，抽泣处于支配地位。

•He was a prolific American short-story writer, a master of surprise endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City.

•Henry was known as a good end, it was called “O• Henry-end”.(欧亨利式结尾)

Although some critics were not so enthusiastic about his work, the public loved it.

•He was called Prose Laureate<lɔriɪt>of Manhattan and Father of short stories.

•(曼哈顿桂冠散文作家和美国现代短篇小说之父)•He is one of three short story master in the world.(O. Henry , Maupassant莫泊桑, Chekhov 、契诃夫)

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Life Introduction

O Henry’s works

O Henry’s Features I.I I.I I I.

I V.Some Comments on O. Henry

•In 1862O. Henry was born •in Greensboro, North Carolina.

His father, Algernon Sidney Porter, was a physician(医生).

His mother,Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter, sometimes wrote poetry.

In 1865, when he was three, his mother died,and he was raised by his paternal (父亲般的)grandmother and maiden aunt.

William was an avid reader.As a child, Porter was always reading, everything from classics to d ime novels（无价值小说）, his favorite work was Lane's translation of One Thousand and One Nights.

• 1. Real name：Williams Sydney Porter

•威廉姆斯·西德尼·波特

• 2. Birthplace: Greensboro, North California • • 3.Family Background: his father, a physician • • 4. Education: receive little formal schooling •• 5. Working Experiences: did a variety of odd jobs （药房学徒、牧牛人、会计员、土地局办事

员、新闻记者、银行出纳员）

•When he was 15he became a pharmacy[ˈf ɑrm əsi]药房）apprentice （学徒）and then he moved to Texas to improve his health as a herding （畜牧）cattle person. (• 1882.Porter traveled with Dr. James K.Hall to Texas in March 1882, hoping that a change of air would help alleviate a persistent cough he had developed.) In taxes ,he got a lot of a life experience.worked as a shepherd , ranch hand(大农场工人), cook and baby-sitter. While on the ranch, he learned bits of Spanish and German from the mix of immigrant ranch hands.• 1884 .he traveled with Richard to AUSTIN.Porter took a number of different jobs over the next several years, first as pharmacist then as a draftsman, bank teller and journalist.He also began writing as a sideline(副业).Porter led an active social life in Austin, including membership in singing and drama groups . Porter was a good singer and musician. He played both the guitar and mandolin(曼陀林（一种琵琶类乐器）).