Five Beloved Stories by O. Henry

O. Henry wrote over 600 short stories. Naturally I have my personal top 20 stories that just seem to stand out because of their form, writing style and ability to convey real personalities in a very few words. From these 20 I've chosen five that seem outstanding examples of the short story art form. Stories like The Gift of the Magi; The Cop and the Anthem; Man about Town; A Cosmopolite in a Cafe and Mammon and the Archer. So this is a collection of just five O.Henry stories that many people, including me, have loved and remembered over the years. And this time, thanks to LibriVox, I have the enormous pleasure of not just reading them to myself, but also the joy of reading them aloud! What fun, eh? (Summary by Phil Chenevert)

Chapters

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Gift of the Magi, The	15:13	Read by Phil Chenevert
Cosmopolitan in A Cafe, A	15:08	Read by Phil Chenevert
Cop and the Anthem, The	17:05	Read by Phil Chenevert
Man About Town	12:48	Read by Phil Chenevert
Mammon and the Archer	16:12	Read by Phil Chenevert

Reviews

excellent stories and reading highly recommended

(5 stars)

James Balliet

sometimes old fashioned old time stories can be pretty boring and plain when compared to t modern tales of science and fiction, but Phil reads these stories so well and puts that extra emotion and life into them that grabs your attention and keeps it there. I think you will really enjoy the stories and the way they are read.

Good stories and a dramatic reader

(5 stars)

NSA

O. Henry was a master of his niche of short story. The reading was clean and had a good tempo, but possibly a bit more dramatic than necessary... perhaps.

Zach

(5 stars)

Zach

A very interesting set of stories. My favorite was The Cop and the Anthem.

(5 stars)

Noel H., Montana

O. Henry plus the witty inflections of Phil Chenevert make for a delightful listen.