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Book synopsis

This book looks at the character types and plot patterns found in the urban stories of William Potter (known as O. Henry), analyzing how these elements structure his tales and contribute to his popular formulas. Karen Charmaine Blansfield considers how the turbulent conditions of New York at the turn of the century helped to launch his career.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Cheap Rooms and Restless Hearts
• Subtitle: A Study of Formula in the Urban Tales of William Sydney Porter
• Author: Karen Charmaine Blansfield
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 154
• EAN: 9780879724214
• ISBN: 9780879724214
• ID: 06315850
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Weight: 218 g
• Dimensions: 231 × 169 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. January 2005

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