New Yorkers

by Diane Mowat (Adapter), O. Henry

A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Diane Mowat

A housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress - ordinary people living ordinary lives in New York at the beginning of the twentieth century. The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same. Some are rich, some are poor, some are happy, some are sad, some have found love, some are looking for love.

O. Henry's famous short stories - sensitive, funny, sympathetic - give us vivid pictures of the everyday lives of these New Yorkers.

Genres: Short Stories, American, Fiction, Classics

61 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1901

Reviews

[kian]

When he (o.Henry) died, he had only twenty-three cents in his pocket, and his last words were:
"Turn up the lights! I don t want to go home in the dark."

[Janete on hiatus due health issues]

3.5 stars. This book was very easy to understanding as I'm learning English by myself since middle 2016 and the stories were retold and adapted. But I liked the stories and I'll search for more O. Henry's short stories at Project Gutenberg and LibriVox (public domain audiobooks).

[Abrar Alarjan]

خمسة قصص ،الرابط الوحيد فيما بينها المدينة الأمريكية الشهيرة نيويورك التي يجتمع في أرضها الفقير والمتشرد والنبيل وكل أصناف الناس .

لا أعرف الكثير عن كاتب القصص( أو هنري ) لكن سأود بأن أعرفه عنه أكثر .

أكثر قصة أعجبتني قصة الذكرى وهي تريد أن تخبرنا بأن الرجال يبحثون عن شهوتهم حتى ولو وجودوا طريق الحلال .

[Hirdesh]

Extravagant short stories by Great Author !
One would read then....amuse...... enjoy..... learn !

Publisher has taken these 5 short stories from ocean of O. Henry, Though I had read many other stories as well from the same author, these five are wonderful and marvelous.

1. The Christmas Presents
2. Soapy's Choice
3. A Walk in Amnesia
4. Tildy's Moment
5. The Memento



What kind of people lived in New York at the
beginning of the twentieth century? Are New Yorkers
different now from a hundred years ago? Cities grow
bigger with the years, new buildings are put up and old
buildings are pulled down, horses are replaced by cars
and buses, fashions change. But people do not change.
The New Yorkers in these stories are very different
from each other, but the hopes of a tramp are as
important as the hopes of a lawyer; the love of a
waitress is as exciting as the love of an actress. And we
see that people's hopes and fears and dreams do not
change with the years

[Zajafary]

خوب :-) :-)

[Aljaz Motion Cut]

Would i say an inspiring book? No.
Positive? No.
Learning something from it? No.
At least plot-twists are full of surprises

[ريمي]

the best one of Oxford bookworms library until this moment

[mia elizabeth]

kind of cheating to hit my yearly goal but this was a fantastic collection of stories. the author nails the invisible string that ties new yorkers together and i could write a whole essay on the stories here and how they sum up humanity so beautifully. very accessible pieces, too. really loved <3

[lovelyq_]

*3.5

i liked this book and how it showed a little bit of people’s lives even though not only new yorkers live like that but it was still good

[katherinareads]

I love O. Henri's short stories, but in this book, the last one wasn't as good as the others, therefore 4 stars.

[Brenn ❋]

Historias cortas, perfectas para alguien que empieza a leer en inglés. Me gustaron mucho. Sus tramas no eran muy complicadas, entonces me dejaba que me concentre bien en leer, entender y aprender alguna palabra nueva en inglés.
Me agradaron las historias, alguna que otra graciosa. Hay una sola que no me agradó, la segunda si no me falla la memoria.
Lo leí para mis clases de inglés y lo he disfrutado.

[Blixen]

Che bella sorpresa, questi racconti! Mi hanno ricordato quelle storie che leggevo da bambina sul sussidiario: semplici, pulite, a volte malinconiche e con un finale ad effetto. "A walk in amnesia", ha lo stesso tema di fondo del Mattia Pascal di Pirandello, ma è meno doloroso: "if you want to be happy, you must be free".

[hima saki]

this book consists of five stories that I like the second one.

[lia]

I really liked the plot twists in the stories — except on the fourth one, made complete no sense to me — and the way that they were written. The first story is the most cute thing I’ve seen. 🤍

[Felipe CZ]

Very interesting short stories from William Sydney Porter. The lives of ordinary people, like a poor housewife wanting to give a present for her husband, a tramp trying to go to jail to stop living in the cold streets, a lawyer trying to run away from his normal life. They all have particular endings, from a great author.

[Maryan]

I already knew the first two stories. They weren't beneficial in any way but I loved the plot twists especially the last one, which was the only one that made me laugh. It was very simple and easy to understand but then again there are better short stories for sure if you ask me.

P.s. It was very predictable.

[lola Franco]

It’s just a few of his stories. But some that I really enjoy. Literally found this version seems like it’s for middle or high schooler.

[Linh Nguyen]

This is the first time i have known about O.Henry's biography. Poor him. But his stories are really nice.

[Emre]

I was reading this book for improve my English but even i don't think i'll like this book.

Actually i wasn't wrote review or rate this shortened books but this time i enjoyed with this book, so i'm here. I rated the book and I'm writing a review for this.

Also the language of the book is very simple and understandable.

[Laura]

Fue una interesante antología

[Bridget]

Easy to understand. I liked reading these short stories.

[Palo]

No se porque ponen cosas tan aburridas en los insultos

[Bahar]

Enjoyed.👌

[جون المقدوني]

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[SEEN]

Easy to understand, short read. It is good for the beginners to read in English. I didn’t like it much, but I read it to improve my language.

Hope you like it :)

[S]

Nice different short stories

[Zihan]

Very easy-to-read but provoke thinking stories

[Mononina]

2.5✨️

[Miguel]

Very interesting short stories regarding New Yoorkers a hundred years ago.

[Sajjad thaier]

nice littel book with simple language very good to learn english