Publisher's Synopsis
The O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 is a collection of short stories written by various authors. The book is named after William Sydney Porter, who wrote under the pen name O. Henry and was known for his witty and clever storytelling style. The stories in this collection were selected as winners of the O. Henry Memorial Award, which was established in 1918 to honor the best short stories published in American and Canadian magazines. The stories cover a wide range of themes and genres, including romance, adventure, mystery, and humor. Some of the notable authors included in this collection are Edna Ferber, Sherwood Anderson, and Ring Lardner. Overall, this book offers a glimpse into the literary landscape of early 20th century America and showcases some of the best short fiction of the time.Betty Medill would marry him and she wouldn't marry him. She was having such a good time that she hated to take such a definite step. Meanwhile, their secret engagement had got so long that it seemed as if any day it might break off of its own weight. A little man named Warburton, who knew it all, persuaded Perry to superman her, to get a marriage license and go up to the Medill house and tell her she'd have to marry him at once or call it off forever. This is some stunt--but Perry tried it on December the twenty-ninth.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
