This author's time in Honduras after fleeing an embezzlement conviction provided material for his co
This author's time in Honduras after fleeing an embezzlement conviction provided material for his collection Cabbages and Kings, and Ward McAllister's assertion that there were only four hundred people in New York City who were worth noticing prompted this man to write the collection The Four Million. This man wrote about Della Young's selling of her hair to buy a watch chain for her husband and James Young's selling his watch to buy combs for his wife. For 10 points, name this short story writer of "The Gift of the Magi."
This author's time in Honduras after fleeing an embezzlement conviction provided material for his collection Cabbages and Kings, and Ward McAllister's assertion that there were only four hundred people in New York City who were worth noticing prompted this man to write the collection The Four Million.
O. {Henry} [or William Sydney {Porter}]