With realistic, detailed description and vivid, concise language, Short Stories of O Henry portrays a series of lifelike artistic images; it shows the real life of ordinary people in the American society at that time. In this masterpiece which enjoys great reputation in the field of classical short stories, the most well-known, "O. Henry ending" strikes one surprisingly yet logical, unexpectedly but believable. 真实准确的细节描写，生动简洁的语言使一系列栩栩如生的艺术形象展现在读者面前；奇巧的构思，生动活泼的文字更是如实展现了当时的美国社会和普通百姓的生活—这就是享誉世界的《欧•亨利短篇小说选》。细细品味作品中那独具匠心的"欧•亨利式结尾"，绝对出人意料，又的确在情理之中，令人拍案叫绝。作者与众不同的写作风格—"含泪的微笑"，不仅加深了作品的社会意义，而且赋予作品以长久的艺术魅力。