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Lesson 14-After Twenty Years Background information Contents I.Author II.The American West a.General Introduction b.the Rocky Mountain States c.the Pacific Coast States d.Frontier Spirit and Expansion Towards the West e.Violence in the 19th Century WBT L E BACK

W B T L E Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I. Author II. The American West a. General Introduction b. the Rocky Mountain States c. the Pacific Coast States d. Frontier Spirit and Expansion Towards the West e. Violence in the 19th Century Background information

Lesson 14-After Twenty Years I.Author O.Henry (1862-1910)was the pen name of William Sydney Porter,an American short story writer.His short,simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences,and surprise endings. WBT L E To be continued on the next page. BACK

W B T L E O. Henry (1862—1910) was the pen name of William Sydney Porter, an American short story writer. His short, simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences, and surprise endings. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I. Author To be continued on the next page

Lesson 14-After Twenty Years . Author O.Henry was born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro,North Carolina. He went to Texas in 1882 and worked at various jobs-as teller in an Austin bank (1891-1894)and as a newspaperman for the Houston Post. To be continued on the next page

W B T L E O. Henry was born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina. He went to Texas in 1882 and worked at various jobs—as teller in an Austin bank (1891—1894) and as a newspaperman for the Houston Post. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I. Author To be continued on the next page

Lesson 14-After Twenty Years I.Author In 1898 an unexplained shortage in the Austin bank was charged to him. Although many people believed him innocent,he fled to the Honduras but returned to be with his wife,who was fatally ill.He eventually served three years in prison,where he first started writing short stories. W B TL E To be continued on the next page. BACK

W B T L E In 1898 an unexplained shortage in the Austin bank was charged to him. Although many people believed him innocent, he fled to the Honduras but returned to be with his wife, who was fatally ill. He eventually served three years in prison, where he first started writing short stories. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I. Author To be continued on the next page

Lesson 14-After Twenty Years I. Author Upon his release he settled in New O.Henry's humorous, energetic style York.Although his stories have been shows the influence of Mark Twain and criticized as shallow and contrived,O. Ambrose Bierce. Henry did catch the color and movement of the city and evidenced a genuine sympathy for ordinary people. To be continued on the next page

W B T L E Upon his release he settled in New York. Although his stories have been criticized as shallow and contrived, O. Henry did catch the color and movement of the city and evidenced a genuine sympathy for ordinary people. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I. Author To be continued on the next page. O. Henry's humorous, energetic style shows the influence of Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce

Lesson 14-After Twenty Years I.Author Write what you His approximately 300 stories are like;there is no collected in Cabbages and Kings other rule. (1904),The Four Million (1906), -0.Henry The Voice of the City(1908), Options (1909),and others. W B T L E The end of Author. BACK

W B T L E His approximately 300 stories are collected in Cabbages and Kings (1904), The Four Million (1906), The Voice of the City (1908), Options (1909), and others. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I. Author The end of Author. Write what you like; there is no other rule. - O. Henry

Lesson 14-After Twenty Years II. The American West General Introduction The American West is generally considered to include the eight Rocky Mountain states and the three Pacific Coast states.Historically,the West has been mainly a sociopolitical or even mythological concept rather than a specific geographical area. WBT L E The end of General Introduction

W B T L E The American West is generally considered to include the eight Rocky Mountain states and the three Pacific Coast states. Historically, the West has been mainly a sociopolitical or even mythological concept rather than a specific geographical area. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II. The American West The end of General Introduction. General Introduction

Lesson 14-After Twenty Years II.The American West The Rocky Mountain States:This region consists of eight states:Arizona, Colorado,Idaho,Montana,Nevada,New Mexico,Utah,and Wyoming. WBT L E To be continued on the next page. BACK

W B T L E The Rocky Mountain States: This region consists of eight states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II. The American West To be continued on the next page

Lesson 14-After Twenty Years II. The American West Idaho Arizona Colorado WBT L E To be continued on the next page

W B T L E Arizona Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II. The American West To be continued on the next page. Colorado Idaho