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The Ransom of Red Chief

Year

2019

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

30m

Author

O. Henry

Publication Information

Brook Forest Voices

Summary

First published in The Saturday Evening Post, The Ransom of Red Chief is a humorous short story written in 1910 by O. Henry. A pair of con men kidnap and attempt to ransom a prominent Alabama citizen's son. Immediately they find themselves at the mercy of a particularly spoiled and clever boy who begins driving them mad. The ironic ending remains the story's most enduring feature.

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