“The Ransom of Red Chief” Dramatized

“The Ransom of Red Chief” Dramatized

O. Henry is the pseudonym of American author William Sydney Porter, who is best known for his funny, warm, short stories with surprise endings. In the video below, Shep O’Neal does a fine dramatic reading of “The Ransom of Red Chief,” one of O. Henry’s most memorable works.

If you would like to read along as you listen, you can find the full text of “The Ransom of Red Chief” here on our site.

 

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If you found this dramatization of O. Henry’s The Ransom of Red Chief to be helpful in visualizing the story and characters, you may enjoy some of our other Introduction to Literature (E1) videos. You may also want to check out our additional resources for O. Henry:

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When will you read O. Henry’s writing in Excellence in Literature?

You’ll study O. Henry as part of EIL 1.1 (Short Stories)