O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and clever twist endings. Includes: "The Last Leaf", " The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein", "The Caliph, Cupid, and the Clock", "The Brief Debut of Tildy", "The Higher Abdication", "The Ransom of Red Chief", "One Dollar’s Worth", "Cupid a la Carte", "Girl", "Springtime a la Carte", "The Ethics of Pig", "The Social Triangle", "Witches' Loaves", "The Romance of the Busy Broker", "The Making of a New Yorker", "Squaring the Circle", "A Lickpenny Lover", "The Gift of the Magi", "Confessions of a Humorist", "The Last of the Troubadours", "The Furnished Room", "The Pride of the Cities", "A Retrieved Reformation", and "The Cop and the Anthem".