O. Henry is a world-renowned master of the short story genre, thanks to whom the genre of the short story experienced its heyday. The heroes of his stories are very diverse: workers, artists, millionaires, clerks, engineers, and the plots surprise with their diversity and vitality, but they also have something in common-an unexpected ending that makes the reader think. The collection includes stories: The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock The Phonograph and the Graft The Ransom of Red Chief The Lost Blend One Thousand Dollars The Gold That Glittered The Furnished Room The Day We Celebrate The Venturers The Marionettes Holding Up a Train Nemesis and the Candy Man The Duplicity of Hargraves