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    The Purple Dress

    By O. Henry

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    In O. Henry’s The Purple Dress, two young store clerks have been saving money all year to buy new dresses for the annual Thanksgiving gala dinner given by their employer. Both women are hoping to catch the attention of the handsome Mr. Ramsay, a manager of the store and eligible bachelor. When Grace can’t make her rent money after buying her dress, Maida loans her the money but skips the party. A classic story of karma during the holidays.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateOct 2, 2018
    ISBN9781974929283
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    O. Henry

    O. Henry (1862–1910) was the pseudonym of American author William Sidney Porter. Arrested for embezzlement in 1895, he escaped the police and fled to Honduras, where he wrote Cabbages and Kings (1904). On his return to the United States, he was caught, and served three years before being released. He became one of the most popular short story authors in history, known for his wit, surprise endings, and relatable, everyman characters.

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