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The Ransom of Red Chief

Description: Short story about the kidnap and ransom of a wealthy Alabaman's son.
Date: July 6, 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

An Afternoon Miracle

Description: Short story set along the Texas/Mexico border.
Date: July 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Struggle of the Outliers

Description: A short story about two men fighting over the same woman.
Date: August 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Hygeia at the Solito

Description: Short story set in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: February 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Lotus and the Cockleburrs

Description: Short story set in the Spanish Main.
Date: October 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Princess and the Puma

Description: Short story set on a ranch in Texas.
Date: October 1903
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

The Guardian of the Scutcheon

Description: Short story about a bank porter.
Date: May 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Door of Unrest

Description: Short story about a newspaper editor.
Date: May 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Holding up a Train

Description: 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
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

A Tempered Wind

Description: Short story about a grafter named Buckingham Skinner.
Date: August 1904
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

An Unfinished Story

Description: Short story in which a young woman prepares for a date.
Date: August 1905
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Trimmed Lamp

Description: Short story about two young women living and working in New York.
Date: August 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Enchanted Kiss

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

A Ramble in Aphasia

Description: Short story about a lawyer suffering from memory loss.
Date: February 1905
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Hostages to Momus

Description: Short story about a graft and kidnapping.
Date: July 1905
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

The Handbook of Hymen

Description: Short story about a man and a very helpful book.
Date: July 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Higher Abdication

Description: Short story set in San Antonio.
Date: August 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Calloway's Code

Description: A newspaper staff tries to decipher a code sent by a reporter abroad.
Date: September 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Ethics of Pig

Description: 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.
Date: October 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Seats of the Haughty

Description: Short story by O. Henry.
Date: October 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Moment of Victory

Description: Short story about a young war veteran.
Date: May 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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