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The Memento (open access)

The Memento

Short story about two former Broadway actresses.
Date: February 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buried Treasure (open access)

Buried Treasure

Short story developed during O. Henry's time working as a draftsman at the Texas General Land Office.
Date: July 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rouge et Noire (open access)

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."
Date: December 1901
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Flag Paramount (open access)

The Flag Paramount

A short story set in Central America and based on O. Henry's experiences in Honduras in the late 1890s.
Date: January 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Passing of Black Eagle (open access)

The Passing of Black Eagle

A short story set in Texas.
Date: March 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
October and June (open access)

October and June

A short story about the age difference between a captain and the woman he is courting.
Date: June 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remorse (open access)

Remorse

A three-stanza poem by O. Henry and published under the pen name S. H. Peters.
Date: July 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
At Arms with Morpheus (open access)

At Arms with Morpheus

A short story about two young medical students.
Date: October 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson (open access)

The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson

A short story set in Texas.
Date: February 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The World and the Door (open access)

The World and the Door

A short story about a New York broker who flees to Central America.
Date: August 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
"What You Want" (open access)

"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
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Discounters of Money (open access)

The Discounters of Money

A short story about a young millionaire in New York City.
Date: October 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Enchanted Profile (open access)

The Enchanted Profile

A short story about a wealthy woman and a young typist.
Date: November 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Retrieved Reform (open access)

A Retrieved Reform

A short story about Jimmy Valentine, a young safe-cracker.
Date: April 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Quest of Soapy (open access)

The Quest of Soapy

"This is one of the best and most characteristic of the sketches of lower New York life by O. Henry...The story under another title--"The Cop and the Anthem"--appears in the collection of O. Henry's stories, "The Four Million."
Date: November 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Marionettes (open access)

The Marionettes

Short story about a doctor who leads a double-life as a burglar.
Date: April 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Missing Chord: a Tale of Texas (open access)

The Missing Chord: a Tale of Texas

Short story set on a sheep ranch in Texas.
Date: June 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
To Him Who Waits (open access)

To Him Who Waits

Short story about a hermit living in the Catskills.
Date: January 1909
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Dinner at _____ (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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