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[Handwritten letter from F.M. Maddox to W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]

F. M. Maddox's reply to O. Henry's request for Maddox to lend him seventy-five dollars. Maddox asks if it's possible for O. Henry to get the money from his friend in New York.

Date: April 29, 1902

Creator: Maddox, F. M.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

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

Item Type: Prose fiction

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Letter from Trueman O'Quinn to Dudley Frasier

Letter thanking Frazier for copy of "The Heart of O. Henry." O'Quinn mentions that he reviewed the book for KTBC-TV.

Date: April 20, 1955

Creator: O'Quinn, Trueman

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Marionettes

Short story about a doctor who leads a double-life as a burglar.

Date: April 1902

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

One Dollar's Worth

Short story about a counterfeiting case.

Date: April 1903

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

A Retrieved Reform

A short story about Jimmy Valentine, a young safe-cracker.

Date: April 1903

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library