O. Henry Collection - 206 Matching Results

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The Gentle Grafter

Description: This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. The stories in this volume were inspired by tales of confidence men that O. Henry had heard while in Columbus, Ohio.
Date: 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Rouge et Noire

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Prose fiction
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Born and Raised in No'th Ca'llina

Description: This article is the first part of Arthur W. Page's biography of O. Henry, "Little Pictures of O. Henry." It addresses O. Henry's early life and is illustrated with photographs and sketches.
Date: June 1913
Creator: Page, Arthur W. (Arthur Wilson), 1883-1960
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Texan Days

Description: This article is the second part of Arthur W. Page's biography of O. Henry, "Little Pictures of O. Henry." It addresses O. Henry's time in Texas and is illustrated with photographs.
Date: July 1913
Creator: Page, Arthur W. (Arthur Wilson), 1883-1960
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

About New York with O. Henry

Description: Article excerpted from a literature magazine providing a description of the places in New York that O. Henry used as settings for many of his short stories. The article is illustrated with photographs.
Date: September 1913
Creator: Maurice, Arthur Bartlett, 1873-1946
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The New York Days

Description: This article is the fourth part of Arthur W. Page's biography of O. Henry, "Little Pictures of O. Henry." It addresses O. Henry's time in New York and is illustrated with photographs.
Date: October 1913
Creator: Page, Arthur W. (Arthur Wilson), 1883-1960
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Another Glimpse

Description: Excerpt from an issue of "The Bookman" magazine including the cover, table of contents and a note from the editor about the reception of Arthur W. Page's "Little Pictures of O. Henry" series. Includes a letter to the editor written by Robert H. Davis about the author's first impressions of O. Henry. Illustrated by a self-portrait of O. Henry.
Date: November 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

O. Henry and New Orleans

Description: A description of the places in New Orleans that O. Henry used as settings for many of his short stories. The article is illustrated with photographs.
Date: May 1914
Creator: Richardson, Caroline Francis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

A Fog in Santone

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Prose fiction
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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