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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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Crucible
Three-stanza poem by O. Henry. "O. Henry's last poem...One of two poems found in a notebook after his death."
Date:
September 1910
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry's Last Story
Partially finished short story about a criminal on death row. O. Henry was unable to complete this story before his death. Story illustrated with facsimiles of the original manuscript.
Date:
September 1910
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Dinner at _____
Short story set in New York.
Date:
June 1904
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Renaissance at Charleroi
Short story about a clerk in New Orleans.
Date:
October 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ransom of Red Chief
Short story about the kidnap and ransom of a wealthy Alabaman's son.
Date:
July 6, 1907
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An Afternoon Miracle
Short story set along the Texas/Mexico border.
Date:
July 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Struggle of the Outliers
A short story about two men fighting over the same woman.
Date:
August 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hygeia at the Solito
Short story set in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
February 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lotus and the Cockleburrs
Short story set in the Spanish Main.
Date:
October 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Princess and the Puma
Short story set on a ranch in Texas.
Date:
October 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Sphinx Apple
Short story about a group of travelers stopped for the night.
Date:
December 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Guardian of the Scutcheon
Short story about a bank porter.
Date:
May 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Door of Unrest
Short story about a newspaper editor.
Date:
May 1904
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Tempered Wind
Short story about a grafter named Buckingham Skinner.
Date:
August 1904
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ransom of Mack
Short story about two hustlers.
Date:
December 1904
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An Unfinished Story
Short story in which a young woman prepares for a date.
Date:
August 1905
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Trimmed Lamp
Short story about two young women living and working in New York.
Date:
August 1906
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Enchanted Kiss
Short story set in San Antonio
Date:
February 1904
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Ramble in Aphasia
Short story about a lawyer suffering from memory loss.
Date:
February 1905
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hostages to Momus
Short story about a graft and kidnapping.
Date:
July 1905
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History