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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
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Money Maze
A short story set in Central America. This story is said to have served as the literary foundation of "Cabbages and Kings."
Date:
May 1901
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Blackjack Bargainer
Short story about a family feud.
Date:
August 1901
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulger's Friend
Short story about an old man who joins the Salvation Army.
Date:
December 26, 1901
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lotos and the Bottle
Short story about a consul for the United States.
Date:
January 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Passing of Black Eagle
A short story set in Texas.
Date:
March 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to F.M. Maddox]
Handwritten letter from O. Henry asking F.M. Maddox to loan him $75 to relocate to New York City from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Date:
March 18, 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Marionettes
Short story about a doctor who leads a double-life as a burglar.
Date:
April 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten letter from F.M. Maddox to W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]
F. M. Maddox's reply to O. Henry's request for Maddox to lend him seventy-five dollars. Maddox asks if it's possible for O. Henry to get the money from his friend in New York.
Date:
April 29, 1902
Creator:
Maddox, F. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
His Courier
A short story about a boy tasked with delivering a message.
Date:
May 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches
Short story set in Texas.
Date:
June 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
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
Object Type:
Prose fiction
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
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Cactus
Short story about a young bachelor.
Date:
October 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
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
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Round the Circle
Short story set in Texas.
Date:
October 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hearts and Hands
Short story about a marshal and a prisoner.
Date:
December 1902
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Ghost of Chance
Short story about a ghost.
Date:
January 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Roads of Destiny
A short story about a traveling poet.
Date:
1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
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
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Phonograph and the Graft
Story in which two grifters decide to introduce the phonograph to South America.
Date:
February 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
One Dollar's Worth
Short story about a counterfeiting case.
Date:
April 1903
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History