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Bulger's Friend

Description: Short story about an old man who joins the Salvation Army.
Date: December 26, 1901
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

A Christmas Pi-

Description: A short story set at Christmastime.
Date: December 1909
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Compliments of the Season

Description: A short story set during Christmastime, centered around the misadventures of several characters.
Date: December 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Country of Elusion

Description: Short story about a magazine editor.
Date: December 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

A Double-Dyed Deceiver

Description: Short story about a young man who flees to South America to avoid being sentenced for murder.
Date: December 1905
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Hearts and Crosses

Description: Short story set in Texas.
Date: December 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Hearts and Hands

Description: Short story about a marshal and a prisoner.
Date: December 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Helping the Other Fellow

Description: Short story set in South America.
Date: December 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Next to Reading Matter

Description: Short story set in New York
Date: December 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Pimienta Pancakes

Description: A cow camp cook tells a story about a pancake recipe.
Date: December 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Ransom of Mack

Description: Short story about two hustlers.
Date: December 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Sphinx Apple

Description: Short story about a group of travelers stopped for the night.
Date: December 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Telemachus, Friend

Description: 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.
Date: December 1905
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Thimble Thimble

Description: Short story about a wealthy family.
Date: December 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Third Ingredient

Description: Short story about two young women who live in a tenement.
Date: December 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Unprofitable Servant

Description: Unfinished short story set in New York.
Date: December 1911
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking

Description: Short story about a "professional tramp" in New Orleans.
Date: December 1899
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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