O. Henry Biography Page: 7
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THE LIFE AND THE STORY
Y. M. C. A. Boccaccio," "the Homer of the Tender-
loin," "the 20th century Haroun Al-Raschid," "the
discoverer and interpreter of the romance of New
York," "the greatest living master of the short story,"
was Will Porter of Greensboro. No story that he has
written quite equals this in reserved surprise or in real
and permanent achievement.
The technique of the story, however, is the technique
of the life. But the life is more appealing than the
story.
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Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924. O. Henry Biography, book, 1916; Garden City, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139384/m1/21/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.