O.Henry （William Sidney Porter ） 18621910 Famous as the master of the short story with a surprise ending, O. Henry published nearly 600 about the West and New York City. 1.Life Born William Sidney Porter on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina. His father, named Algernon Sidney Porter, was a medical doctor. When William was three, his mother died and he was raised by his grandmother and aunt. He left school at the age of 15 and then he had a number of jobs, including that of a bank c
