About the book: 2006 / O. Henry (1862–1910) - pseudonym of William Sidney Porter, an outstanding American short story writer, famous for his brilliant humorous stories . During his short creative life, he wrote about 280 stories, not counting feuilletons and various small works. In this Collection, for the first time, all 13 collections of O. Henry’s stories, as well as works not included by the author in the main collections, are published in full. Over 40 stories have been translated into Russian for the first time. The second volume of the Collected Works includes collections of stories “The Heart of the West” (1907), “The Voice of the Big City” (1908), “The Noble Crook" (1908).