{"product_id":"5-american-masters","title":"5 American Masters (rare books) by O. Henry Mark Twain  Jack London  Henry James  Edgar Allan Poe","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's a \u003cstrong data-start=\"9\" data-end=\"56\"\u003esummary of the key contributions and styles\u003c\/strong\u003e of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"88\"\u003e“5 American Masters”\u003c\/strong\u003e you mentioned:\u003cbr data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"106\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"177\"\u003eO. Henry, Mark Twain, Jack London, Henry James, and Edgar Allan Poe\u003c\/strong\u003e — five legendary authors who shaped American literature in distinct and powerful ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"142\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"140\"\u003e1. O. Henry (William Sydney Porter)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"240\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"156\"\u003eLifespan:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1862–1910\u003cbr data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"169\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"183\"\u003eKnown for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Master of the modern short story with surprise endings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"575\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"321\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"321\"\u003eWorked as a pharmacist, draftsman, and journalist before turning to fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"422\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"422\"\u003eWas imprisoned for embezzlement, during which he began publishing under the pen name “O. Henry.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"504\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"504\"\u003eFamous for stories like \u003cem data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"471\"\u003eThe Gift of the Magi\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"501\"\u003eThe Ransom of Red Chief\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"575\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"575\"\u003eHis tales often feature ordinary people and ironic twists of fate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"635\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"633\"\u003e2. Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"746\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"649\"\u003eLifespan:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1835–1910\u003cbr data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"662\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"675\"\u003eKnown as:\u003c\/strong\u003e “The father of American literature” (as praised by William Faulkner)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"1040\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"869\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"869\"\u003eGrew up in Missouri along the Mississippi River, which inspired \u003cem data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"843\"\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"866\"\u003eHuckleberry Finn\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"944\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"944\"\u003eBegan as a riverboat pilot, then a journalist, lecturer, and humorist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1040\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"1040\"\u003eFamous for his wit, satire, and social critique, especially on issues of race and morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1074\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1072\"\u003e3. Jack London\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1088\"\u003eLifespan:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1876–1916\u003cbr data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1101\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1115\"\u003eKnown for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gritty tales of survival and nature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1226\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1226\"\u003eWorked as an oyster pirate, sailor, gold prospector, and journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eRose from poverty and self-education to become one of the first authors to gain worldwide fame and wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1408\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1408\"\u003eWrote \u003cem data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1368\"\u003eThe Call of the Wild\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003eWhite Fang\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1405\"\u003eTo Build a Fire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003eHis works often explore the struggle for existence and natural instinct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45156992745658,"sku":"2OY1NVABL-Used","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/5AMERICAN.jpg?v=1758041769","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/5-american-masters","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}