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An Afternoon Miracle

Description: Short story set along the Texas/Mexico border.
Date: July 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

At Arms with Morpheus

Description: A short story about two young medical students.
Date: October 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear

Description: Short story about the character Jeff Peters.
Date: July 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Best-Seller

Description: Short story set in Pittsburgh
Date: May 1909
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

A Blackjack Bargainer

Description: Short story about a family feud.
Date: August 1901
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Bulger's Friend

Description: Short story about an old man who joins the Salvation Army.
Date: December 26, 1901
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Buried Treasure

Description: Short story developed during O. Henry's time working as a draftsman at the Texas General Land Office.
Date: July 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Caballero's Way

Description: Short story about a young desperado from the Texas-Mexico border.
Date: July 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Cactus

Description: Short story about a young bachelor.
Date: October 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

A Call Loan

Description: Short story set in Texas.
Date: July 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Calloway's Code

Description: A newspaper staff tries to decipher a code sent by a reporter abroad.
Date: September 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

A Christmas Pi-

Description: A short story set at Christmastime.
Date: December 1909
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Compliments of the Season

Description: A short story set during Christmastime, centered around the misadventures of several characters.
Date: December 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Country of Elusion

Description: Short story about a magazine editor.
Date: December 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

A Dinner at _____

Description: Short story set in New York.
Date: June 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Discounters of Money

Description: A short story about a young millionaire in New York City.
Date: October 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Door of Unrest

Description: Short story about a newspaper editor.
Date: May 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

A Double-Dyed Deceiver

Description: Short story about a young man who flees to South America to avoid being sentenced for murder.
Date: December 1905
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Emancipation of Billy

Description: Short story set in the southern United States.
Date: May 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Enchanted Kiss

Description: Short story set in San Antonio
Date: February 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Enchanted Profile

Description: A short story about a wealthy woman and a young typist.
Date: November 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Ethics of Pig

Description: Short story about a man who practices "unillegal graft." The advertisement on the cover of the magazine for Cream of Wheat includes the brand's mascot, Rastus, a racist depiction of a Black cook.
Date: October 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Fifth Wheel

Description: Short story set in New York
Date: August 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Flag Paramount

Description: A short story set in Central America and based on O. Henry's experiences in Honduras in the late 1890s.
Date: January 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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