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Title: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of O. Henry

Author: O. Henry

Editor: David Widger

Release date: May 30, 2019 [eBook #59637]
Most recently updated: February 25, 2021

Language: English

Credits: Produced by David Widger

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF O. HENRY ***



INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG

WORKS OF

O.   HENRY

(William Sydney Porter)



Compiled by David Widger



HENRY



CONTENTS

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##  THE FOUR MILLION

##  THE VOICE OF THE CITY

##  THE TRIMMED LAMP

##  OPTIONS

##  WHIRLIGIGS

##  ROADS OF DESTINY

##  HEART OF THE WEST

##  THE HEART OF THE WEST (Anotated)

##  THE GENTLE GRAFTER

##  STRICTLY BUSINESS

##  WAIFS AND STRAYS

##  CABBAGES AND KINGS

##  SIXES AND SEVENS

##  ROLLING STONES








TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES






THE FOUR MILLION

By O. Henry

CONTENTS

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 VOICE OF THE CITY

Further Stories of the Four Million

By O. Henry



CONTENTS

I.   The Voice of the City
II.   The Complete Life of John Hopkins
III.   A Lickpenny Lover
IV.   Dougherty's Eye-Opener
V.   "Little Speck in Garnered Fruit"
VI.   The Harbinger
VII.   While the Auto Waits
VIII.   A Comedy in Rubber
IX.   One Thousand Dollars
X.   The Defeat of the City
XI.   The Shocks of Doom
XII.   The Plutonian Fire
XIII.   Nemesis and the Candy Man
XIV.   Squaring the Circle
XV.   Roses, Ruses and Romance
XVI.   The City of Dreadful Night
XVII.   The Easter of the Soul
XVIII.   The Fool-Killer
XIX.   Transients in Arcadia
XX.   The Rathskeller and the Rose
XXI.   The Clarion Call
XXII.   Extradited from Bohemia
XXIII.   A Philistine in Bohemia
XXIV.   From Each According to His Ability
XXV.   The Memento






THE TRIMMED LAMP

And Other Stories Of The Four Million

By O. Henry



CONTENTS
 

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"—AN EAST SIDE TRAGEDY
ACCORDING TO THEIR LIGHTS
A MIDSUMMER KNIGHT'S DREAM
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






OPTIONS

By O. Henry



CONTENTS

"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






WHIRLIGIGS

By O. Henry



CONTENTS

I. THE WORLD AND THE DOOR
II. THE THEORY AND THE HOUND
III. THE HYPOTHESES OF FAILURE
IV. CALLOWAY'S CODE
V. A MATTER OF MEAN ELEVATION
VI. "GIRL"
VII. SOCIOLOGY IN SERGE AND STRAW
VIII. THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF
IX. THE MARRY MONTH OF MAY
X. A TECHNICAL ERROR
XI. SUITE HOMES AND THEIR ROMANCE
XII. THE WHIRLIGIG OF LIFE
XIII. A SACRIFICE HIT
XIV. THE ROADS WE TAKE
XV. A BLACKJACK BARGAINER
XVI. THE SONG AND THE SERGEANT
XVII. ONE DOLLAR'S WORTH
XVIII. A NEWSPAPER STORY
XIX. TOMMY'S BURGLAR
XX. A CHAPARRAL CHRISTMAS GIFT
XXI. A LITTLE LOCAL COLOUR
XXII. GEORGIA'S RULING
XXIII. BLIND MAN'S HOLIDAY
XXIV. MADAME BO-PEEP, OF THE RANCHES






ROADS OF DESTINY

By O. Henry



CONTENTS

I.   Roads of Destiny
II.   The Guardian of the Accolade
III.   The Discounters of Money
IV.   The Enchanted Profile
V.   "Next to Reading Matter"
VI.   Art and the Bronco
VII.   Phœbe
VIII.   A Double-dyed Deceiver
IX.   The Passing of Black Eagle
X.   A Retrieved Reformation
XI.   Cherchez la Femme
XII.   Friends in San Rosario
XIII.   The Fourth in Salvador
XIV.   The Emancipation of Billy
XV.   The Enchanted Kiss
XVI.   A Departmental Case
XVII.   The Renaissance at Charleroi
XVIII.   On Behalf of the Management
XIX.   Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking
XX.   The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss
XXI.   Two Renegades
XXII.   The Lonesome Road






HEART OF THE WEST

by O. Henry

CONTENTS

I. Hearts and Crosses
II. The Ransom of Mack
III. Telemachus, Friend
IV. The Handbook of Hymen
V. The Pimienta Pancakes
VI. Seats of the Haughty
VII. Hygeia at the Solito
VIII. An Afternoon Miracle
IX. The Higher Abdication
X. Cupid a la Carte
XI. The Caballero's Way
XII. The Sphinx Apple
XIII. The Missing Chord
XIV. A Call Loan
XV. The Princess and the Puma
XVI. The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson
XVII. Christmas by Injunction
XVIII. A Chaparral Prince
XIX. The Reformation of Calliope






HEART OF THE WEST

By O. Henry



CONTENTS

I.   Hearts and Crosses
II.   The Ransom of Mack
III.   Telemachus, Friend
IV.   The Handbook of Hymen
V.   The Pimienta Pancakes
VI.   Seats of the Haughty
VII.   Hygeia at the Solito
VIII.   An Afternoon Miracle
IX.   The Higher Abdication
X.   Cupid à la Carte
XI.   The Caballero's Way
XII.   The Sphinx Apple
XIII.   The Missing Chord
XIV.   A Call Loan
XV.   The Princess and the Puma
XVI.   The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson
XVII.   Christmas by Injunction
XVIII.   A Chaparral Prince
XIX.   The Reformation of Calliope






THE GENTLE GRAFTER

By O. Henry

CONTENTS

The Octopus Marooned
Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet
Modern Rural Sports
The Chair of Philanthromathematics
The Hand That Riles the World
The Exact Science of Matrimony
A Midsummer Masquerade
Shearing the Wolf
Innocents of Broadway
Conscience in Art
The Man Higher Up
A Tempered Wind
Hostages to Momus
The Ethics of Pig






STRICTLY BUSINESS

More Stories of the Four Million

By O. Henry



CONTENTS

I.   STRICTLY BUSINESS
II.   THE GOLD THAT GLITTERED
III.   BABES IN THE JUNGLE
IV.   THE DAY RESURGENT
V.   THE FIFTH WHEEL
VI.   THE POET AND THE PEASANT
VII.   THE ROBE OF PEACE
VIII.   THE GIRL AND THE GRAFT
IX.   THE CALL OF THE TAME
X.   THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY
XI.   THE THING'S THE PLAY
XII.   A RAMBLE IN APHASIA
XIII.   A MUNICIPAL REPORT
XIV.   PSYCHE AND THE PSKYSCRAPER
XV.   A BIRD OF BAGDAD
XVI.   COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON
XVII.   A NIGHT IN NEW ARABIA
XVIII.   THE GIRL AND THE HABIT
XIX.   PROOF OF THE PUDDING
XX.   PAST ONE AT ROONEY'S
XXI.   THE VENTURERS
XXII.   THE DUEL
XXIII.   "WHAT YOU WANT"






WAIFS AND STRAYS

Part I—Twelve Stories

By O Henry

CONTENTS

The Red Roses of Tonia
Round The Circle
The Rubber Plant's Story
Out of Nazareth
Confessions of a Humorist
The Sparrows in Madison Square
Hearts and Hands
The Cactus
The Detective Detector
The Dog and the Playlet
A Little Talk About Mobs
The Snow Man






CABBAGES AND KINGS

By O. Henry



CONTENTS

   THE PROEM: BY THE CARPENTER
I.   "FOX-IN-THE-MORNING"
II.   THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE
III.   SMITH
IV.   CAUGHT
V.   CUPID'S EXILE NUMBER TWO
VI.   THE PHONOGRAPH AND THE GRAFT
VII.   MONEY MAZE
VIII.   THE ADMIRAL
IX.   THE FLAG PARAMOUNT
X.   THE SHAMROCK AND THE PALM
XI.   THE REMNANTS OF THE CODE
XII.   SHOES
XIII.   SHIPS
XIV.   MASTERS OF ARTS
XV.   DICKY
XVI.   ROUGE ET NOIR
XVII.   TWO RECALLS
XVIII.   THE VITAGRAPHOSCOPE






SIXES AND SEVENS

By O. Henry

CONTENTS

I.   The Last of the Troubadours
II.   The Sleuths
III.   Witches' Loaves
IV.   The Pride of the Cities
V.   Holding Up a Train
VI.   Ulysses and the Dogman
VII.   The Champion of the Weather
VIII.   Makes the Whole World Kin
IX.   At Arms with Morpheus
X.   A Ghost of a Chance
XI.   Jimmy Hayes and Muriel
XII.   The Door of Unrest
XIII.   The Duplicity of Hargraves
XIV.   Let Me Feel Your Pulse
XV.   October and June
XVI.   The Church with an Overshot-Wheel
XVII.   New York by Camp Fire Light
XVIII.   The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes
XIX.   The Lady Higher Up
XX.   The Greater Coney
XXI.   Law and Order
XXII.   Transformation of Martin Burney
XXIII.   The Caliph and the Cad
XXIV.   The Diamond of Kali
XXV.   The Day We Celebrate






ROLLING STONES

By O. Henry

CONTENTS

Introduction
The Dream
A Ruler of Men
The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear
Helping the Other Fellow
The Marionettes
The Marquis and Miss Sally
A Fog in Santone
The Friendly Call
A Dinner at ––––*
Sound and Fury
Tictocq
Tracked to Doom
A Snapshot at the President
An Unfinished Christmas Story
The Unprofitable Servant
Aristocracy Versus Hash
The Prisoner of Zembla
A Strange Story
Fickle Fortune, or How Gladys Hustled
An Apology
Lord Oakhurst's Curse
Bexar Scrip No. 2692
Queries and Answers
Poems
      The Pewee
      Nothing to Say
      The Murderer
      Some Postscripts
            Two Portraits
            A Contribution
            The Old Farm
            Vanity
            The Lullaby Boy
            Chanson de Bohême
            Hard to Forget
      Drop a Tear in This Slot
      Tamales
Letters

ILLUSTRATIONS

The last photograph of O. Henry (Frontispiece)
The editor's own statement of his aims (Advertisement for The Rolling Stone)
Record of births and deaths from the Porter Family Bible
O. Henry at the age of two
The "Hill City Quartet," to which O. Henry belonged as a young man in Austin
O. Henry in Austin, Texas, 1896
Emigrants' Camp (An early drawing by O. Henry)
"Can the horse run?" (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)
"Will you go in?" (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)
"Here we have Kate and John." (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)
"Did he go up?" (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)
"See Tom and the dog." (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)
"See him do it." (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)
Letters that the boy Will Porter brought along from North Carolina to Texas
Letter: "A young man of good moral character and an A No. 1 Druggist."
"The Plunkville Patriot," April 2, 1895
The Rolling Stone, January 26, 1895
A page from "The Plunkville Patriot"
A front page of The Rolling Stone
A page from "The Plunkville Patriot"
"Dear me, General, who is that dreadful man?" (cartoon)
"Well, I declare, those gentlemen must be brothers." (cartoon)
"Oh papa, what is that?" (cartoon from The Rolling Stone, April 27, 1895)
Cartoon by O. Henry
Cartoon by O. Henry
Can he make the jump? (cartoon from The Rolling Stone, October 13, 1894
Page from "The Plunkville Patriot"
A letter to his daughter Margaret.