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The Ransom of Red Chief

By: O. Henry
Narrated by: Michael Pearl
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First published in The Saturday Evening Post, "The Ransom of Red Chief" is a humorous short story written in 1910 by O. Henry. A pair of con men kidnap and attempt to ransom a prominent Alabama citizen’s son. Immediately they find themselves at the mercy of a particularly spoiled and clever boy who begins driving them mad. The ironic ending remains the story’s most enduring feature.

Public Domain (P)2019 Brook Forest Voices
Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Literature & Fiction Short Stories Comedy Witty

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