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The Ethics of Pig (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fifth Wheel (open access)

The Fifth Wheel

Short story set in New York
Date: August 1907
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
A Fog in Santone (open access)

A Fog in Santone

A short story set in San Antonio. "The only story by O. Henry not hitherto published--the last echo of his days of popularity."
Date: October 1912
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fourth in Salvador (open access)

The Fourth in Salvador

Short story about a man celebrating July Fourth in South America.
Date: July 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Georgia's Ruling (open access)

Georgia's Ruling

Short story about the General Land Office in Austin, Texas. Story was published while O. Henry was in prison in Columbus, Ohio.
Date: June 30, 1900
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Ghost of Chance (open access)

A Ghost of Chance

Short story about a ghost.
Date: January 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Guardian of the Scutcheon (open access)

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 Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss (open access)

The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss

Short story set in a German restaurant.
Date: May 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Handbook of Hymen (open access)

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
The Head-Hunter (open access)

The Head-Hunter

A man is inspired by his time in the Philippine Islands.
Date: May 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hearts and Crosses (open access)

Hearts and Crosses

Short story set in Texas.
Date: December 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hearts and Hands (open access)

Hearts and Hands

Short story about a marshal and a prisoner.
Date: December 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Helping the Other Fellow (open access)

Helping the Other Fellow

Short story set in South America.
Date: December 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry's Last Story (open access)

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
The Hiding of Black Bill (open access)

The Hiding of Black Bill

Short story set in Texas
Date: October 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Higher Abdication (open access)

The Higher Abdication

Short story set in San Antonio.
Date: August 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Higher Pragmatism (open access)

The Higher Pragmatism

Short story about a newspaper reporter and a vagrant.
Date: March 1909
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
His Courier (open access)

His Courier

A short story about a boy tasked with delivering a message.
Date: May 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holding up a Train (open access)

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
Hostages to Momus (open access)

Hostages to Momus

Short story about a graft and kidnapping.
Date: July 1905
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
The Hypothesis of Failure (open access)

The Hypothesis of Failure

A short story set in a lawyer's office.
Date: January 1904
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