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Can I read Bill Porter; a drama of O. Henry in prison, by Upton Sinclair. on EtoBox?
Bill Porter; a drama of O. Henry in prison, by Upton Sinclair. by Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Bill Porter; a drama of O. Henry in prison, by Upton Sinclair. about?
"The central figure of this play is the writer of short stories know to all as O. Henry. His name was William Sydney Porter; "Bill" Porter to hs intimates in the Ohio State Penitentiary, where, beginning at the age of thirty-six, he served a sentence of three years and three months for embezzlement of national bank funds. This play follows, as literally as possible, the facts concerning Porters's life and behavior in prison, as revealed in his letters and other published records ... The writer of this play has had th e advantage of much conversation with Al. Jennings, who was Porter's intimate both in prision and previously in Central America, where they had sought refuge from the law ... This play deals with the soul of a creative artist, working despite ill fortune ..."--Foreword
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- Author
- Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968.
- Publisher
- The Author [c1925]
- Published
- 1925
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction