Lesson 14-After Twenty Years Part Two Backgroud Information WBT L E ENTER
W B T L E Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years Part Two ENTER
Lesson 14-After Twenty Years Background information Contents I.Author II.The American West a.General Introduction b.the Rocky Mountain States c.the Pacific Coast States d.Frontier Spirit and Expansion Towards the West e.Violence in the 19th Century WBT L E BACK
W B T L E Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I. Author II. The American West a. General Introduction b. the Rocky Mountain States c. the Pacific Coast States d. Frontier Spirit and Expansion Towards the West e. Violence in the 19th Century Background information
Lesson 14-After Twenty Years I.Author O.Henry (1862-1910)was the pen name of William Sydney Porter,an American short story writer.His short,simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences,and surprise endings. WBT L E To be continued on the next page. BACK
W B T L E O. Henry (1862—1910) was the pen name of William Sydney Porter, an American short story writer. His short, simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences, and surprise endings. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I. Author To be continued on the next page
Lesson 14-After Twenty Years . Author O.Henry was born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro,North Carolina. He went to Texas in 1882 and worked at various jobs-as teller in an Austin bank (1891-1894)and as a newspaperman for the Houston Post. To be continued on the next page
W B T L E O. Henry was born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina. He went to Texas in 1882 and worked at various jobs—as teller in an Austin bank (1891—1894) and as a newspaperman for the Houston Post. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I. Author To be continued on the next page
Lesson 14-After Twenty Years I.Author In 1898 an unexplained shortage in the Austin bank was charged to him. Although many people believed him innocent,he fled to the Honduras but returned to be with his wife,who was fatally ill.He eventually served three years in prison,where he first started writing short stories. W B TL E To be continued on the next page. BACK
W B T L E In 1898 an unexplained shortage in the Austin bank was charged to him. Although many people believed him innocent, he fled to the Honduras but returned to be with his wife, who was fatally ill. He eventually served three years in prison, where he first started writing short stories. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I. Author To be continued on the next page