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On O. Henry's Trail (open access)

On O. Henry's Trail

"Some interesting fact-news discovered by the literary executor of the great author."
Date: October 1912
Creator: Steger, Harry Peyton, 1883-1913
Object Type: Article
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hiding of Black Bill (open access)

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
Adventures in Neurasthenia (open access)

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 Crucible (open access)

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
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lotus and the Cockleburrs (open access)

The Lotus and the Cockleburrs

Short story set in the Spanish Main.
Date: October 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Princess and the Puma (open access)

The Princess and the Puma

Short story set on a ranch in Texas.
Date: October 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sphinx Apple (open access)

The Sphinx Apple

Short story about a group of travelers stopped for the night.
Date: December 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Door of Unrest (open access)

The Door of Unrest

Short story about a newspaper editor.
Date: May 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
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
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Tempered Wind (open access)

A Tempered Wind

Short story about a grafter named Buckingham Skinner.
Date: August 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ransom of Mack (open access)

The Ransom of Mack

Short story about two hustlers.
Date: December 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Unfinished Story (open access)

An Unfinished Story

Short story in which a young woman prepares for a date.
Date: August 1905
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History