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- Remorse
- A three-stanza poem by O. Henry and published under the pen name S. H. Peters.
- The Whirligig of Life
- Short story about a couple's divorce and remarriage.
- Tobin's Palm
- Short story about a boy who gets his palm read.
- The Lonesome Road
- A short story set in Texas.
- At Arms with Morpheus
- A short story about two young medical students.
- The Lotus and the Cockleburrs
- Short story set in the Spanish Main.
- The Princess and the Puma
- Short story set on a ranch in Texas.
- 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.
- Cabbages and Kings
- This work is O. Henry's first published volume and is considered to be his only novel. The plot is composed of several short stories, which were inspired by the author's six-month stay in Honduras in the late 1890s.
- The Hypothesis of Failure
- A short story set in a lawyer's office.
- The Enchanted Kiss
- Short story set in San Antonio
- Holding up a Train
- Short story about holding up a train. A preface by O. Henry says "The man who told me these things was for several years an outlaw in the Southwest...I give the story in almost exactly his own words."
- The Door of Unrest
- Short story about a newspaper editor.
- The Emancipation of Billy
- Short story set in the southern United States.
- A Dinner at _____
- Short story set in New York.
- The Missing Chord: a Tale of Texas
- Short story set on a sheep ranch in Texas.
- A Tempered Wind
- Short story about a grafter named Buckingham Skinner.
- Two Renegades
- A man recounts a story from his visit to Panama.
- Hearts and Crosses
- Short story set in Texas.
- The Ransom of Mack
- Short story about two hustlers.
- A Ramble in Aphasia
- Short story about a lawyer suffering from memory loss.
- [Handwritten letter from O. Henry to Jeemo]
- O. Henry inviting "Jeemo" to visit New York.
- Hostages to Momus
- Short story about a graft and kidnapping.
- An Unfinished Story
- Short story in which a young woman prepares for a date.
- 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.
- The Four Million
- This work is O. Henry's first collection of short stories, many of which are set in New York City. Stories in this volume include "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem."
- Studio portrait of O. Henry
- O. Henry sitting forward in chair.
- The Handbook of Hymen
- Short story about a man and a very helpful book.
- The Higher Abdication
- Short story set in San Antonio.
- A Ruler of Men
- Short story about two old friends meeting in New York.
- The Trimmed Lamp
- Short story about two young women living and working in New York.
- Calloway's Code
- A newspaper staff tries to decipher a code sent by a reporter abroad.
- The Ethics of Pig
- 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.
- Seats of the Haughty
- Short story by O. Henry.
- 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.
- Heart of the West
- This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry, which are set in Texas.
- Letter from O. Henry to "Jeems"
- Letter, manuscript, “Dear Jeems,” dated Thursday, 1907, New York, from O. Henry. Letter is facetious in spelling and content.
- The Trimmed Lamp
- This work is O. Henry's second collection of short stories set in New York City.
- The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson
- A short story set in Texas.
- The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss
- Short story set in a German restaurant.
- The Caballero's Way
- Short story about a young desperado from the Texas-Mexico border.
- The Ransom of Red Chief
- Short story about the kidnap and ransom of a wealthy Alabaman's son.
- The Fifth Wheel
- Short story set in New York
- The World and the Door
- A short story about a New York broker who flees to Central America.
- [Handwritten letter from O. Henry to H. H. McClure]
- Letter from Porter to H. H. McClure asking for an advance to pay for his daughter's private school tuition.