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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.
Date:
December 1905
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
My Friend O. Henry
A biography of O. Henry.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Moyle, Seth
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Let Me Feel Your Pulse
This work was first published in the Cosmopolitan magazine under the title "Adventures in neurasthenia." It was written by O. Henry when he was in residence in Asheville, North Carolina and addresses themes of alcoholism and the author's relationship with his father.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Man Higher Up
This collection of short stories was No. 4 in the Sunday American's Summer Library of Gems of Short Fiction. The volume contains the following stories: "The Man Higher Up," "A Tempered Wind," and "Innocents of Broadway."
Date:
1911
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adventures in Neurasthenia
Short story written by O. Henry when he was in residence in Asheville, North Carolina and addresses themes of alcoholism and the author's relationship with his father.
Date:
July 1910
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Handbook of Hymen
Short story about a man and a very helpful book.
Date:
July 1906
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Head-Hunter
A man is inspired by his time in the Philippine Islands.
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two Renegades
A man recounts a story from his visit to Panama.
Date:
August 1904
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"What You Want"
A short story about a wealthy man and a hat-cleaner in New York City.
Date:
September 1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fourth in Salvador
Short story about a man celebrating July Fourth in South America.
Date:
July 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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."
Date:
April 1904
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Date:
October 1906
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roads of Destiny
This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry, which are set in North and Central America.
Date:
1909
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
O. Henryana
This work was published posthumously.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson the Famous Texan.
This book is a biography of Ben Thompson, "Including a detailed and authentic statement of his birth, history and adventures by one who has known him since a child" (from the title page). The original of this item includes an insert from The Steck Company giving a brief overview of the history of the book (number of copies published, prices, etc.).
Date:
1956
Creator:
Walton, W. M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Strictly Business
This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. It was published just before his death in 1910.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waifs and Strays
This work contains short stories by O. Henry and critical and biographical analyses of his life and works, which were written by various contributors.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tobin's Palm
Short story about a boy who gets his palm read.
Date:
August 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rolling Stones
This work is a collection of short stories, sketches, letters, and poems by O. Henry. The volume was named after the periodical the Rolling Stone, of which O. Henry was editor. It was published posthumously and includes a photograph of O. Henry, taken in 1909 shortly before his death.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hiding of Black Bill
Short story set in Texas
Date:
October 1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Voice of the City
This is O. Henry's third collection of short stories set in New York City.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hiding of Black Bill
This work contains a biographical introduction to O. Henry written by Mary Ely; "O. Henry and Me," a brief story about corresponding with O. Henry, by Ethel Patterson; and O. Henry's short story, "The Hiding of Black Bill."
Date:
1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910; Patterson, Ethel & Ely, Mary
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Trimmed Lamp
This work is O. Henry's second collection of short stories set in New York City.
Date:
1907
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry Biography
This work is the first biography of O. Henry.
Date:
1916
Creator:
Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History