Mr. Dorset's letter is a surprise to Bill and Sam because in the letter he offers to pay them to take back his son, Red Chief, who has been causing chaos and driving them crazy. Bill and Sam were expecting the father to be grateful that they had taken the boy off his hands, not offering to pay them to return him.
The Ransom of Red Chief was created in 1910.
Ransom of the Red Chief is a short story by O Henry.
somnolent sleepiness is an example of tautology in ransom of red chief
The word the should be capitalized too. It should be ---- Have you ever read The Ransom of Red Chief?
The Ransom of Red Chief - 1911 was released on: USA: 15 February 1911
Sam, The Red Chief, and Bill.
1910
The malapropism in "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry is when the kidnappers refer to their victim as wild Indian not wild child.
The story "The Ransom of Red Chief" was written by O. Henry, a pen name for American writer William Sydney Porter. This humorous short story was first published in 1907.
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Ebenezer Dorset
The first is in the title: Ranson of Red Chief.