Short Stories of O. Henry Arthur Donovan and a long journey to

and a long journey to America made possible by their refusal to speak of the ordeals they'd faced behind the Iron Curtain

by Charles Smith

few opportunities arise for a woman such as she

Grady Booch

where she earned a PhD in French literature

Short Stories of O. Henry Arthur Donovan and a long journey toWilliam Sydney Porter (O. Henry) was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. His father, Algernon Sidney Porter, was a physician. When William was three, his mother died, and he was raised by his paternal grandmother and aunt. William was an avid reader, but at the age of fifteen he left school, and then worked in a drug store and on a Texas ranch. He moved to Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including that of bank clerk. After moving to Austin,