<div><P><B>This anthology spans more than a century of noir fiction set in the heart of the Big Apple&mdash;&ldquo;17 sure winners&rdquo; from Edith Wharton, Donald Westlake, and more (<I>Publishers Weekly</I>, starred review).</B></P><P>The island of Manhattan has been a breeding ground of crime, longing, and discontent since its earliest days as a city&mdash;and a natural setting for noir fiction since the genre was invented. And from Harlem to Greenwich Village to Wall Street, it has also been home to many a great writer. After the success of the first Manhattan Noir, dedicated to all-new stories, Lawrence Block combed through the borough&rsquo;s long literary history to deliver this stellar collection of classics, even stretching the bounds of noir to include poems by Edgar Allen Poe and others. </P><I>Manhattan Noir 2:</I> The Classics features entries by Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, O. Henry, Langston Hughes, Irwin Shaw, Jerome Weidman, Damon Runyon, Evan Hunter, Jerrold Mundis, Edgar Allan Poe, Horace Gregory, Geoffrey Bartholomew, Cornell Woolrich, Barry N. Malzberg, Clark Howard, Jerome Charyn, Donald E. Westlake, Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, and Susan Isaacs.</div>

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<div><B>A convicted felon turned master storyteller pays tribute to the art of the scam in this clever and captivating collection of crime stories</B><BR /><BR /> Jeff Peters is an honest swindler. He believes in never taking something from a man unless he gives in return&mdash;whether it&rsquo;s fake jewelry, a crack on the head, or a bogus deed to the Brooklyn Bridge. His partner, Andy Tucker, is a different story. Andy is a grifter with imagination, who would rook every rube in the world if he got the chance. Instead, he&rsquo;ll have to settle for the city of Pittsburgh. When Andy and Jeff descend on the Steel City, no millionaire&rsquo;s pocketbook is safe. But then again, neither is the conscience of a conman.<BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;Conscience in Art&rdquo; is one of O. Henry&rsquo;s finest stories, demonstrating all the wit, charm, and ingenuity that made him famous. This collection of classic tales set on the wrong side of the law showcases a master craftsman at the top of his form.<BR />  <BR /> This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.<BR />  </div>

The Gentle Grafter

<div><B>From America&rsquo;s favorite storyteller: A rich selection of twenty-five tales by the author of &ldquo;The Gift of the Magi.&rdquo; </B><BR />  <BR /> Writing under the pseudonym O. Henry, William Sydney Porter was an incredibly prolific and popular master of the short story in the early twentieth century. His stories are known for being witty, playful, full of plot twists, and marked by surprise endings. The author had a special fondness for New York City and a deep interest and appreciation for the ordinary folk who populate his timeless tales.<BR />  <BR /> First published in 1911, his eleventh collection features such classics as &ldquo;The Duplicity of the Hargraves,&rdquo; about a destitute Confederate major and his spinster daughter in Washington, DC, and their encounter with a vaudeville actor; as well as &ldquo;Makes the Whole World Kin,&rdquo; about a thief and a sick old man who form a surprising bond. Once entered, O. Henry&rsquo;s world becomes an unforgettable destination, and over a century later, readers continue to return&mdash;again and again.<BR />  <BR /> Sixes and Sevens <I>includes &ldquo;The Duplicity of Hargraves,&rdquo; &ldquo;Makes the Whole World Kin,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Last of the Troubadours,&rdquo; &ldquo;Witches&rsquo; Loaves,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes,&rdquo; &ldquo;A Ghost of a Chance,&rdquo; &ldquo;New York by Camp Fire Light,&rdquo; &ldquo;Ulysses and the Dogman,&rdquo; and more.</I><BR />  <BR /><I>This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.</I></div>

Sixes and Sevens

<div><B>America&rsquo;s most popular short story writer saddles up and heads west in nineteen frontier-themed tales, including </B><B>&ldquo;The Caballero&rsquo;s Way.&rdquo;</B><BR />  <BR /> Known for his surprise endings, O. Henry turns his attention to the American West in tales of lawmen and outlaws, cowboys and prairie princesses&mdash;running the gamut from laugh-out-loud humor to tear-jerking pathos.<BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;The most memorable stories from this collection are both a bit different from the rest. &lsquo;The Sphinx Apple&rsquo; is the one story that does not seem pat or easy; here the last few paragraphs put a dead end to the fanciful flights of the rest of the story, and silences all the characters with delicate irony. &lsquo;The Caballero&rsquo;s Way&rsquo; is grand-opera tragedy, complete with love, betrayal, and revenge. . . . They are all written with wit, love, and that little bit of wisdom that makes you love the vagaries of humanity . . . even the most sentimental ones.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>Vintage Novels</I></div>

Heart of the West

<div><B>A collection of twenty-five tales, including &ldquo;The Gift of the Magi,&rdquo; from one of America&rsquo;s most successful writers of popular short stories.</B><BR />  <BR /> At the turn of the twentieth century, one man captured America&rsquo;s imagination in his works of short fiction. O. Henry&rsquo;s clever and engaging stories, often with surprise endings, had mass appeal. The title of this book, the author&rsquo;s second collection, references the population  of New York City, where many of the stories are set, at the time of publication. It features some of his best-known works, including &ldquo;The Gift of the Magi,&rdquo; The Cop and the Anthem,&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Furnished Room.&rdquo;<BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;The tale, a simply structured, exquisitely told story of self-sacrifice, generosity, and love, closed with the O. Henry signature: an ironic twist . . . It&rsquo;s a reminder of the way we should be living, with love first, giving second, and possession below all.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>The Atlantic</I> on &ldquo;The Gift of the Magi&rdquo;</div>

The Four Million

<div><B>The American master of the short story presents twenty-two tales, including &ldquo;A Retrieved Reformation,&rdquo; that twist and turn in unexpected ways.</B><BR />  <BR /> One of the most popular authors of his day, O. Henry penned stories that surprised and delighted his many fans. His characters were people whom readers knew from places they recognized, everyday folks who sometimes found themselves in sticky, shocking, and sobering situations. This volume includes many of O. Henry&rsquo;s most recognizable works, including &ldquo;A Retrieved Reformation,&rdquo; which was inspired by his own experience being imprisoned. It was adapted into a Broadway play and subsequently three film versions.<BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;The story has its gentle humor and is easy to understand, which I believe, can be suitable for many types of readers from booklovers to new readers. Moreover, anyone who wants to find a story with surprising plot, or twisted ending then &lsquo;A Retrieved Reformation&rsquo; can be the right choice.&rdquo; &mdash;Write to Interact on &ldquo;A Retrieved Reformation&rdquo;</div>

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