O. Henry Collection - 20 Matching Results
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- Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking
- Short story about a "professional tramp" in New Orleans.
- Rouge et Noire
- A short story about the banana trade in Central America based on O. Henry's experiences in Honduras in the late 1890s. This is perhaps the first instance of O. Henry's use of the term "banana republic."
- Bulger's Friend
- Short story about an old man who joins the Salvation Army.
- Hearts and Hands
- Short story about a marshal and a prisoner.
- The Pimienta Pancakes
- A cow camp cook tells a story about a pancake recipe.
- The Sphinx Apple
- Short story about a group of travelers stopped for the night.
- Hearts and Crosses
- Short story set in Texas.
- The Ransom of Mack
- Short story about two hustlers.
- A Double-Dyed Deceiver
- Short story about a young man who flees to South America to avoid being sentenced for murder.
- Telemachus, Friend
- A man discusses friendship with a hotel proprietor. 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.
- Compliments of the Season
- A short story set during Christmastime, centered around the misadventures of several characters.
- The Country of Elusion
- Short story about a magazine editor.
- [Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter]
- Letter from William Sydney Porter to Colonel Seibel discussing "The Last Edition" and the theater.
- [Letter to Colonel Seibel from William Sydney Porter]
- Letter from William Sydney Porter to Colonel Seibel discussing "The Last Edition" and the theater.
- Next to Reading Matter
- Short story set in New York
- Helping the Other Fellow
- Short story set in South America.
- Thimble Thimble
- Short story about a wealthy family.
- The Third Ingredient
- Short story about two young women who live in a tenement.
- A Christmas Pi-
- A short story set at Christmastime.
- The Unprofitable Servant
- Unfinished short story set in New York.