(1862–1910), American short-story writer; pseudonym of William Sydney Porter. Jailed for embezzlement in 1898, he started writing short stories in prison. Collections include Cabbages and Kings (1904) and The Voice of the City (1908).
Definition of Henry, O. in US English:
Henry, O.
proper nounˈhɛnriˈhenrē
(1862–1910), US short-story writer; pseudonym of William Sydney Porter. Jailed for embezzlement in 1898, he started writing in prison. His humorous, ironic stories of everyday life depend on coincidence and twists. Collections of his works include Cabbages and Kings (1904), The Voice of the City (1908), and Waifs and Strays (published posthumously in 1917).