William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works include "The Gift of the Magi", "The Duplicity of Hargraves", and "The Ransom of Red Chief", as well as the novel Cabbages and Kings. Porter's stories are known for their naturalist observations, witty narration, and surprise endings.
Octave Feuillet (1821–1890) oli ranskalainen kirjailija. Feuillet'n ensimmäinen mainetta saavuttanut romaani on Le roman d’un jeune homme pauvre (1858), jossa hänen avunsa ja vikansa jo selvästi ilmenevät: toisaalta vakaumuksien järkähtämätön vilpittömyys, tyylin selkeys ja tekniikan varmuus, toisaalta hivenen epäröivää ja liioiteltua hienotunteisuutta, mikä tuotti Feuillet'lle sivistyneen naismaailman suosion. Yrittäessään vapautua näistä heikkouksista Feuillet joutui päinvastaiseen, liioitteluun, käsitellessään rohkeita, luovalle kyvylleen ylivoimaisia ongelmia, joissa hän kuvaa ylhäisen maailman turmeltumista, pintapuolisia ja kovasydämisiä aatelisia, nuoria naisia, joiden puheet ovat kyynisiä.
Octave Feuillet, né le 10 août 1821 à Saint-Lô et mort le 28 décembre 1890 à Paris 17e, est un romancier et dramaturge français, surnommé le « Musset des familles ». Il fut membre de l'Académie française.
Octave Feuillet was a French novelist and dramatist. His work stands midway between the romanticists and the realists. He is renowned for his "distinguished and lucid portraiture of life", depictions of female characters, analyses of characters' psychologies and feelings, and his reserved but witty prose style. His most popular work remains his 1858 novel Le Roman d'un jeune homme pauvre, which has been adapted for film many times by Italian, French, and Argentinian directors.
Octave Mirbeau, né le 16 février 1848 à Trévières (Calvados) et mort le 16 février 1917 à Paris 8e, était un écrivain, critique d'art et journaliste français. Il connut une célébrité européenne et de grands succès populaires, tout en étant également apprécié et reconnu par les avant-gardes littéraires et artistiques.
Octave Mirbeau was a French novelist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, journalist and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, whilst still appealing to the literary and artistic avant-garde with highly transgressive novels that explored violence, abuse and psychological detachment. His work has been translated into 30 languages.
Louis Octave Uzanne, né à Auxerre le 14 septembre 1851 et mort à Saint-Cloud le 31 octobre 1931, est un homme de lettres, bibliophile, éditeur et journaliste français.
Octavus Roy Cohen (1891–1959) was an early 20th-century American writer specializing in ethnic comedies. His dialect comedy stories about African Americans gained popularity after being published in the Saturday Evening Post and were adapted into a series of short films by Al Christie featuring actors Charles Olden, Spencer Williams Jr., Evelyn Preer, and Edward Thompson.
