• 导读
  • Writing at the rate of more than one story per week, O. Henry published ten collections of stories during a career that barely spanned a decade. The Voice of the City is one of them.

  • 内容简介
  • 《城市之声》出版于1908,书中收录了欧·亨利的25篇短篇小说,该书是其小说集《四百万》的延续和补充。欧·亨利的短篇小说被誉为“美国生活的幽默百科全书”,无论在反映社会生活的深度与广度,还是在艺术表现技巧方面,都有着经典性的意义。

    The Voice of the City includes the following classic short stories: "The Voice of the City", "The Complete Life of John Hopkins", "A Lickpenny Lover", "Dougherty's Eye-Opener", etc. It was published in 1908.

  • 作者简介
  • 欧·亨利(1862年9月11日-1910年6月5日),原名威廉·西德尼·波特,20世纪初美国著名短篇小说家,美国现代短篇小说创始人。与法国的莫泊桑、俄国的契诃夫并称为世界三大短篇小说巨匠。他的短篇小说构思精巧,风格独特,以表现美国中下层人民的生活、语言幽默、结局出人意料(即“欧·亨利式结尾”)而闻名于世。代表作品有《白菜与国王》、《四百万》、《命运之路》、《麦琪的礼物》等。

    William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862-June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and clever twist endings.

  • 目录
    • THE VOICE OF THE CITY
    • THE COMPLETE LIFE OF JOHN HOPKINS
    • A LICKPENNY LOVER
    • DOUGHERTY'S EYE-OPENER
    • LITTLE SPECK IN GARNERED FRUIT
    • THE HARBINGER
    • WHILE THE AUTO WAITS
    • A COMEDY IN RUBBER
    • ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
    • THE DEFEAT OF THE CITY
    • THE SHOCKS OF DOOM
    • THE PLUTONIAN FIRE
    • NEMESIS AND THE CANDY MAN
    • SQUARING THE CIRCLE
    • ROSES, RUSES AND ROMANCE
    • THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT
    • THE EASTER OF THE SOUL
    • THE FOOL-KILLER
    • TRANSIENTS IN ARCADIA
    • THE RATHSKELLER AND THE ROSE
    • THE CLARION CALL
    • EXTRADITED FROM BOHEMIA
    • A PHILISTINE IN BOHEMIA
    • FROM EACH ACCORDING TO HIS ABILITY
    • THE MEMENTO
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