BEST OF (#22 OF 471) TRANSIENTS IN ARCADIA by O.HENRY
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Jon Hagadorn
4.5 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 July 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
A young woman of obvious class is enjoying a week's stay and an escape from the summer heat at a posh New York City Hotel when she meets a debonair young man who has similar interests.
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| 0:00.0 | And the Yeah, Welcome back everyone to one thousand000 classic short stories and tales. |
| 0:33.4 | This is your host, John Hagadorn. |
| 0:36.0 | It's been a while since we've done an O'Henry story, |
| 0:38.2 | and I have a great one for you here today. |
| 0:40.2 | Transients in Arcadia. |
| 0:42.1 | A little background. |
| 0:43.0 | O'Henry was always a lover of classic literature, |
| 0:46.0 | and while pursuing his many ventures, |
| 0:48.0 | O'Henry had begun writing as a hobby. |
| 0:50.0 | When he lost his banking position, |
| 0:52.0 | he moved to Houston in 1895 and started writing for the post, earning $25 per month. |
| 0:58.0 | The average salary at that time in American history was probably about 300 a year. |
| 1:03.0 | Well, Henry collected ideas for his column by loitering in hotel lobbies and observing and talking to people there. |
| 1:09.0 | He relied on this technique to gain creative inspiration throughout his writing career, which is a fun fact to keep in mind while reading today's masterpiece of a story, |
| 1:18.0 | Transjents and Arcadia. |
| 1:21.0 | The many twists and turns of his own life, including his travels in Latin America and time spent in prison, clearly inspired his story's twist and wordplay. |
| 1:30.0 | We hope you enjoy our story. |
| 1:34.0 | And now, Transgents in Arcadia, BioHenry. |
| 1:39.0 | There is a hotel on Broadway that has escaped discovery by the summer resort promoters. |
| 1:45.8 | It is deep and wide and cool. |
| 1:49.1 | Its rooms are finished in dark oak of a low temperature. Homemade breezes and deep green shrubbery give it the delights |
| 1:55.9 | without the inconveniences of the Adirondax. One can mount its broad staircases or glide |
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