About the book: year / One of the most famous humorists in world literature, O. Henry created a unique panorama of American life at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries, conveying contrasts in grotesque situations and the paradoxes of their era, which opened up space for people with business acumen, whom the game of chance either lifts to the pinnacle of success, or casts down to the very bottom of life. Contents: Blizzard The Connoisseur and the Play Hearts and Hands Sparrows in Madison Square In a circle