William Sydney Porter was born in North Carolina, and began a long series of different jobs late in his youth. Shortly after his wife died, he was found guilty of embezzlement and sent to prison in 1898. While there, he wrote a series of short stories to support his daughter, using the name "O. Henry" so that his readers would not know he was in prison. He continued to use the pen name after his release three years later, and continued to write for magazines up to and until his death in 1910.

Find more from this Author at BookDaily.com.

Available books:

• The Four Million