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- A Retrieved Reform
- A short story about Jimmy Valentine, a young safe-cracker.
- Rinehart Fall List 1954: "The Heart of O. Henry"
- Publisher’s announcement. Rinehart & Co. 1954, of Dale Kramer’s "The Heart of O. Henry"
- Roads of Destiny
- This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry, which are set in North and Central America.
- The Roads of Destiny
- A short story about a traveling poet.
- 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.
- The Rose of Dixie
- Short story about a magazine and its editor.
- 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."
- Round the Circle
- Short story set in Texas.
- A Ruler of Men
- Short story about two old friends meeting in New York.
- Rus in Urbe
- Short story about a press-agent in New York.
- School attended by O. Henry
- Postcard with an illustration of a small, one-story building surrounded by a fence with a forest in the background; text beneath the image says, "Little School House Where O. Henry Went to School." Printed text on the back of the postcard reads: "This is the only school that O. Henry (Wm. Sydney Porter) ever attended. He was taught by his Aunt, Miss Lina Porter, and left this school when he was only fifteen."
- Schools and Schools
- Short story about courtship.
- Seats of the Haughty
- Short story by O. Henry.
- Sixes and Sevens
- This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. It was published posthumously.
- [Smoot House]
- The Smoot home at 1316 West Sixth Street, where William Sydney Porter and Athol Estes were married by Dr. R. K. Smoot, pastor of the Southern Presbyterian Church where Will and Athol sang in the choir.
- The Snow Man
- Short story set in Colorado in the winter. "Editorial note.--Before the recent fatal illness of William Sydney Porter...this American master of short-story writing had begun for Hampton's Magazine the story printed below...When he realized that he could do no more...O. Henry told in detail the remainder of "The Snow Man" to Harris Merton Lyon..."
- The Sphinx Apple
- Short story about a group of travelers stopped for the night.
- Statement by Judge J.W. Maxwell
- Regarding William S. Porter's note on some debt he owed Hatzfeld and Co.
- Strictly Business
- This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. It was published just before his death in 1910.
- The Struggle of the Outliers
- A short story about two men fighting over the same woman.
- Studio portrait of O. Henry
- O. Henry sitting forward in chair.
- A Technical Error
- Short story set on a ranch.
- 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.
- A Tempered Wind
- Short story about a grafter named Buckingham Skinner.
- Texan Days
- 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.
- Text of record of O. Henry's voice
- Transcribed text of O. Henry’s voice recording and "L’Envoi of Judge Trueman E. O’Quinn."
- Thimble Thimble
- Short story about a wealthy family.
- Thimble Thimble
- O. Henry's selection of the winners of the puzzle prize, as announced in December 1908. Includes a letter to the editor from O. Henry with his reasons for selecting the four winners.
- The Third Ingredient
- Short story about two young women who live in a tenement.
- To Him Who Waits
- Short story about a hermit living in the Catskills.
- Tobin's Palm
- Short story about a boy who gets his palm read.
- The Trimmed Lamp
- Short story about two young women living and working in New York.
- The Trimmed Lamp
- This work is O. Henry's second collection of short stories set in New York City.
- Two Renegades
- A man recounts a story from his visit to Panama.
- An Unfinished Story
- Short story in which a young woman prepares for a date.
- The Unprofitable Servant
- Unfinished short story set in New York.
- The Venturers
- Short story on the theme of chance.
- The Voice of the City
- This is O. Henry's third collection of short stories set in New York City.
- W. C. Porter Drug Store
- Back of postcard reads: "Greensboro, N. C. W. C. Porter Drug Store is partially reconstructed in the O. Henry section of Greesboro Historical Museum. Wm. Sidney Porter (better known as O. Henry) was born in Greensboro, and worked in the store as a boy. This is the largest collection of O. Henryana in America."
- Waifs and Strays
- This work contains short stories by O. Henry and critical and biographical analyses of his life and works, which were written by various contributors.
- "What You Want"
- A short story about a wealthy man and a hat-cleaner in New York City.
- The Whirligig of Life
- Short story about a couple's divorce and remarriage.
- Whirligigs
- This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry, which are set in New York City and the Western and Southern United States. The volume was published posthumously.
- Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking
- Short story about a "professional tramp" in New Orleans.
- Wind of Destiny
- This work is a collection of fictional letters written by O. Henry.
- The World and the Door
- A short story about a New York broker who flees to Central America.