William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O.Henry, was on born September 11.1862, North Carolina-died June 5. 1910. New Yourk American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction.
Between Rounds “The Cop and the anthem” is a December 1904 short store by the United States author o .henry. It includes several of the classic elements of an O. Henry story, including a setting in new York city, an empathetic look at the state of mind of a member of an underprivileged class and an ironic ending.
New York City, Fall, Early 1900s Henry's stories, "The Cop and the Anthem" is set in New York City in the late part of the 1800s and first ten years of the 1900s. The story features one night in the life of Soapy, a homeless man trying to get arrested to he can have a warm place to be during the winter.
Soapy Soapy is the main character of "The Cop and the Anthem" and the only character whose name we... Policemen We count six cops in total throughout this story. All but the sixth one has no interest in... Waiters Like the cops, the waiters are nameless. Unlike the cops, two of the four we see actually use a...