: O. Henry
: The Complete Works of O. Henry. Illustrated Cabbages and Kings, The Gift of The Magi, The Last Leaf, The Ransom of Red Chief, The Voice of The City and The Cop and The Anthem and others
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  William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer.  O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. In his day he was called the American answer to Guy de Maupassant. While both authors wrote plot twist endings, O. Henry's stories were considerably more playful, and are also known for their witty narration. Most of O. Henry's stories are set in his own time, the early 20th century. Many take place in New York City and frequently feature characters with blue-collar jobs, such as policemen and waitresses. Porter also wrote poetry and non-fiction. Contents: THE SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS: CABBAGES AND KINGS THE FOUR MILLION THE TRIMMED LAMP HEART OF THE WEST THE VOICE OF THE CITY ROADS OF DESTINY OPTIONS STRICTLY BUSINESS WHIRLIGIGS THE TWO WOMEN SIXES AND SEVENS THE GENTLE GRAFTER ROLLING WAIFS AND STRAYS O HENRYANA MY TUSSLE WITH THE DEVIL by O. Henry's Ghost THE POETRY THE LETTERS  LETTERS TO LITHOPOLIS FROM O. HENRY TO MABEL WAGNALLS 

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction.  

William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. 

O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. In his day he was called the American answer to Guy de Maupassant. While both authors wrote plot twist endings, O. Henry's stories were considerably more playful, and are also known for their witty narration.

Most of O. Henry's stories are set in his own time, the early 20th century. Many take place in New York City and frequently feature characters with blue-collar jobs, such as policemen and waitresses.

Porter also wrote poetry and non-fiction.

 

  CABBAGES AND KINGS

  THE PROEM BY THE CARPENTER

  “FOX-IN-THE-MORNING”

  THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE

  SMITH

  CAUGHT

  CUPID’S EXILE NUMBER TWO

  THE PHONOGRAPH AND THE GRAFT

  MONEY MAZE

  THE ADMIRAL

  THE FLAG PARAMOUNT

  THE SHAMROCK AND THE PALM

  THE REMNANTS OF THE CODE

  SHOES

  SHIPS

  MASTERS OF ARTS

  DICKY

  ROUGE ET NOIR

  TWO RECALLS

  THE VITAGRAPHOSCOPE

  THE FOUR MILLION

  TOBIN’S PALM

  THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

  A COSMOPOLITE IN A CAFÉ

  BETWEEN ROUNDS

  THE SKYLIGHT ROOM

  A SERVICE OF LOVE

  THE COMING-OUT OF MAGGIE

  MAN ABOUT TOWN

  THE COP AND THE ANTHEM

  AN ADJUSTMENT OF NATURE

  MEMOIRS OF A YELLOW DOG

  THE LOVE-PHILTRE OF IKEY SCHOENSTEIN

  MAMMON AND THE ARCHER

  SPRINGTIME À LA CARTE

  THE GREEN DOOR

  FROM THE CABBY’S SEAT

  AN UNFINISHED STORY

  THE CALIPH, CUPID AND THE CLOCK

  SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE

  THE ROMANCE OF A BUSY BROKER

  AFTER TWENTY YEARS

  LOST ON DRESS PARADE

  BY COURIER

  THE FURNISHED ROOM

  THE BRIEF DÉBUT OF TILDY

  THE TRIMMED LAMP

  THE TRIMMED LAMP

  A MADISON SQUARE ARABIAN NIGHT

  THE RUBAIYAT OF A SCOTCH HIGHBALL

  THE PENDULUM

  TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN

  THE ASSESSOR OF SUCCESS

  THE BUYER FROM CACTUS CITY

  THE BADGE OF POLICEMAN O’ROON

  BRICKDUST ROW

  THE MAKING OF A NEW YORKER

  VANITY AND SOME SABLES

  THE SOCIAL TRIANGLE

  THE PURPLE DRESS

  THE FOREIGN POLICY OF COMPANY 99

  THE LOST BLEND

  A HARLEM TRAGEDY

  “THE GUILTY PARTY”

  ACCORDING TO THEIR LIGHTS

  THE LAST LEAF

  THE COUNT AND THE WEDDING GUEST

  THE COUNTRY OF ELUSION

  THE FERRY OF UNFULFILMENT

  THE TALE OF A TAINTED TENNER

  ELSIE IN NEW YORK

  HEART OF THE WEST

  HEARTS AND CROSSES

  THE RANSOM OF MACK

  TELEMACHUS, FRIEND

  THE HANDBOOK OF HYMEN

  THE PIMIENTA PANCAKES

  SEATS OF THE HAUGHTY

  HYGEIA AT THE SOLITO

  AN AFTERNOON MIRACLE

  THE HIGHER ABDICATION

  CUPID A LA CARTE

  THE CABALLERO’S WAY

  THE SPHINX APPLE

  THE MISSING CHORD

  A CALL LOAN

  THE PRINCESS AND THE PUMA

  THE INDIAN SUMMER OF DRY VALLEY JOHNSON

  CHRISTMAS BY INJUNCTION

  A CHAPARRAL PRINCE

  THE REFORMATION OF CALLIOPE

  THE VOICE OF THE CITY

  THE VOICE OF THE CITY

  THE COMPLETE LIFE OF JOHN HOPKINS

  A LICKPENNY LOVER

  DOUGHERTY’S EYE-OPENER

  “LITTLE SPECK IN GARNERED FRUIT”

  THE HARBINGER

  WHILE THE AUTO WAITS

  A COMEDY IN RUBBER

  ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS

  THE DEFEAT OF THE CITY

  THE SHOCKS OF DOOM

  THE PLUTONIAN FIRE

  NEMESIS AND THE CANDY MAN

  SQUARING THE CIRCLE

  ROSES, RUSES AND ROMANCE

  THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT

  THE EASTER OF THE SOUL

  THE FOOL-KILLER

  TRANSIENTS IN ARCADIA

  THE RATHSKELLER AND THE ROSE

  THE CLARION CALL

  EXTRADITED FROM BOHEMIA

  A PHILISTINE IN BOHEMIA

  FROM EACH ACCORDING TO HIS ABILITY

  THE MEMENTO

  ROADS OF DESTINY

  ROADS OF DESTINY

  THE LEFT BRANCH

  THE RIGHT BRANCH

  THE MAIN ROAD

  THE GUARDIAN OF THE ACCOLADE

  THE DISCOUNTERS OF MONEY

  THE ENCHANTED PROFILE

  “NEXT TO READING MATTER”

  ART AND THE BRONCO

  PHŒBE

  A DOUBLE-DYED DECEIVER

  THE PASSING OF BLACK EAGLE

  A RETRIEVED REFORMATION

  CHERCHEZ LA FEMME

  FRIENDS IN SAN ROSARIO

  THE FOURTH IN SALVADOR

  THE EMANCIPATION OF BILLY

  THE ENCHANTED KISS

  A DEPARTMENTAL CASE

  BENTON SHARP MEETS HIS MATCH

  THE RENAISSANCE AT CHARLEROI

  ON BEHALF OF THE MANAGEMENT

  WHISTLING DICK’S CHRISTMAS STOCKING

  THE HALBERDIER OF THE LITTLE RHEINSCHLOSS

  TWO RENEGADES

  THE LONESOME ROAD

  OPTIONS

  “THE ROSE OF DIXIE”

  THE THIRD INGREDIENT

  THE HIDING OF BLACK BILL

  SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS

  THIMBLE, THIMBLE

  SUPPLY AND DEMAND

  BURIED TREASURE

  TO HIM WHO WAITS

  HE ALSO SERVES

  THE MOMENT OF VICTORY

  THE HEAD-HUNTER

  NO STORY

  THE HIGHER PRAGMATISM

  BEST-SELLER

  RUS IN URBE

  A POOR RULE

  STRICTLY BUSINESS

  STRICTLY BUSINESS

  THE GOLD THAT GLITTERED

  BABES IN THE JUNGLE

  THE DAY RESURGENT

  THE FIFTH WHEEL

  THE POET AND THE PEASANT

  THE ROBE OF PEACE

  THE GIRL AND THE GRAFT

  THE CALL OF THE TAME

  THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY

  THE THING’S THE PLAY

  A RAMBLE IN APHASIA

  A MUNICIPAL REPORT

  PSYCHE AND THE PSKYSCRAPER

  A BIRD OF BAGDAD

  COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON

  A NIGHT IN NEW ARABIA

  THE GIRL AND THE HABIT

  PROOF OF THE PUDDING

  PAST ONE AT ROONEY’S

  THE VENTURERS

  THE DUEL

  “WHAT YOU WANT”

  WHIRLIGIGS

  THE WORLD AND THE DOOR

  THE THEORY AND THE HOUND

  THE HYPOTHESES OF FAILURE

  CALLOWAY’S CODE

  A MATTER OF MEAN ELEVATION

  “GIRL”

  SOCIOLOGY IN SERGE AND STRAW

  THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF

  THE MARRY MONTH OF MAY

  A TECHNICAL ERROR

  SUITE HOMES AND THEIR ROMANCE

  THE WHIRLIGIG OF LIFE

  A SACRIFICE HIT

  THE ROADS WE TAKE

  A BLACKJACK BARGAINER

  THE SONG AND THE SERGEANT

  ONE DOLLAR’S WORTH

  A NEWSPAPER STORY

  TOMMY’S BURGLAR

  A CHAPARRAL CHRISTMAS GIFT

  A LITTLE LOCAL COLOUR

  GEORGIA’S RULING

  BLIND MAN’S HOLIDAY

  A MEDLEY OF MOODS

  MADAME BO-PEEP, OF THE RANCHES

  THE TWO WOMEN

  THE ONE: A FOG IN SANTONE

  THE OTHER: A MEDLEY OF MOODS

  SIXES AND SEVENS

  THE LAST OF THE TROUBADOURS

  THE SLEUTHS

  WITCHES’ LOAVES

  THE PRIDE OF THE CITIES

  HOLDING UP A TRAIN

  ULYSSES AND THE DOGMAN

  THE CHAMPION OF THE WEATHER

  MAKES THE WHOLE WORLD KIN

  AT ARMS WITH MORPHEUS

  A...