The Expedition of the Foundling will never be historic' as the story ends in a dull thud, the classic irony of a Crane short story. 'Later there floated to them a body with a calm Irish face (presumably Flanagan).

It was a lovely scene on shore with the party goers. This is during a great party on shore, where people, upon hearing of the shipwreck come down as part of the party to gawk.

It comes upon him and is about to destroy his ship, after they try heading as far towards the Florida coast as possible. Afterward, his men make sure to gun down the survivors in their life boats to assure no followup.After this great victory, Flanagan sees a storm whirling up in the distance. Rather than just running, the natural instinct, Flanagan turns his ship towards the small gun boat, an unexpected chess move, and runs down the surprised small gun boat at sinks her. A gun boat finds them and barrels at them at top speed. He does so in a rickety old boat and does a good job. Flanagan is hired to take a ship, aptly named the Foundling, down to Cuba to run guns and people into Cuba. Stephen Craneįlanagan: His Short Filibustering AdventureFlanagan is a story not dissimilar from The Open Boat except that the captain does in Flanagan but not in the Open Boat. It’s a reminder of the way we should be living, with love first, giving second, and possession below all.” -The Atlantic on “The Gift of the Magi”įlanagan - A Short Filibustering. It features some of his best-known works, including “The Gift of the Magi,” The Cop and the Anthem,” and “The Furnished Room.” “The tale, a simply structured, exquisitely told story of self-sacrifice, generosity, and love, closed with the O. The title of this book, the author’s second collection, references the population of New York City, where many of the stories are set, at the time of publication. Henry’s clever and engaging stories, often with surprise endings, had mass appeal. At the turn of the twentieth century, one man captured America’s imagination in his works of short fiction.

Summary A collection of twenty-five tales, including “The Gift of the Magi,” from one of America’s most successful writers of popular short stories.

The four million by o henry