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- A Ramble in Aphasia
- Short story about a lawyer suffering from memory loss.
- Hostages to Momus
- Short story about a graft and kidnapping.
- Telemachus, Friend
- A man discusses friendship with a hotel proprietor. 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.
- Roads of Destiny
- This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry, which are set in North and Central America.
- The Handbook of Hymen
- Short story about a man and a very helpful book.
- The Higher Abdication
- Short story set in San Antonio.
- Calloway's Code
- A newspaper staff tries to decipher a code sent by a reporter abroad.
- 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.
- Seats of the Haughty
- Short story by O. Henry.
- The Moment of Victory
- Short story about a young war veteran.
- Schools and Schools
- Short story about courtship.
- Helping the Other Fellow
- Short story set in South America.
- The Higher Pragmatism
- Short story about a newspaper reporter and a vagrant.
- The Best-Seller
- Short story set in Pittsburgh
- Rolling Stones
- This work is a collection of short stories, sketches, letters, and poems by O. Henry. The volume was named after the periodical the Rolling Stone, of which O. Henry was editor. It was published posthumously and includes a photograph of O. Henry, taken in 1909 shortly before his death.
- A Technical Error
- Short story set on a ranch.
- New Books Reviewed: O. Henry's Short Stories
- Book review of "The Four Million." Also contains thoughts on "The Trimmed Lamp" and "Heart of the West."
- O. Henry
- Biography and literary analysis of O. Henry's life and works.
- A Blackjack Bargainer
- Short story about a family feud.
- One Dollar's Worth
- Short story about a counterfeiting case.
- Jimmy Hayes and Muriel
- Short story about a company of Texas Rangers.
- The Octopus Marooned
- Short story set in Texas.
- The Lotos and the Bottle
- Short story about a consul for the United States.
- His Courier
- A short story about a boy tasked with delivering a message.
- [Lobby of First National Bank, Austin, Texas]
- Photograph of the lobby of First National Bank, including the bank teller window behind a grill. William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) is the teller. Another man stands behind the front counter, one is seated in back, and a customer is at the teller window. The man behind the open counter is listed as Brackenridge.
- On Behalf of the Management
- Short story set in New York.
- The Emancipation of Billy
- Short story set in the southern United States.
- Let Me Feel Your Pulse
- This work was first published in the Cosmopolitan magazine under the title "Adventures in neurasthenia." It was 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.
- Two Renegades
- A man recounts a story from his visit to Panama.
- Hearts and Crosses
- Short story set in Texas.
- A Double-Dyed Deceiver
- Short story about a young man who flees to South America to avoid being sentenced for murder.
- A Ruler of Men
- Short story about two old friends meeting in New York.
- The Country of Elusion
- Short story about a magazine editor.
- The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss
- Short story set in a German restaurant.
- The Caballero's Way
- Short story about a young desperado from the Texas-Mexico border.
- The Fifth Wheel
- Short story set in New York
- Phoebe
- Short story set in New Orleans.
- Next to Reading Matter
- Short story set in New York
- Letters to Lithopolis
- This work is a collection of letters from O. Henry to Mabel Wagnalls.
- A Night in New Arabia
- Short story set in New York
- The Head-Hunter
- A man is inspired by his time in the Philippine Islands.
- The Rose of Dixie
- Short story about a magazine and its editor.
- The Last of the Troubadours
- Short story set in Texas
- The Hiding of Black Bill
- Short story set in Texas
- The Third Ingredient
- Short story about two young women who live in a tenement.
- A Poor Rule
- Short story set in Texas
- Law and Order
- Short story set on a ranch in Texas.
- The Unprofitable Servant
- Unfinished short story set in New York.
- The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear
- Short story about the character Jeff Peters.
- The Man Higher Up
- This collection of short stories was No. 4 in the Sunday American's Summer Library of Gems of Short Fiction. The volume contains the following stories: "The Man Higher Up," "A Tempered Wind," and "Innocents of Broadway."