The Four Million
Author | O. Henry |
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Language | English |
Genre | Frame story, Short Stories |
Publisher | McClure, Phillips & Co., New York |
Publication date | April 10, 1906 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (serial) |
Preceded by | Cabbages and Kings |
Followed by | Roads of Destiny |
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The Four Million is the second published collection of short stories by O. Henry originally released on April 10, 1906, by McClure, Phillips & Co. in New York. There are twenty-five stories of various lengths including several of his best known works such as "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem". The book's title refers to the then population of New York City where many of the stories are set. O. Henry was responding to a newspaper editorial by Ward McAllister, who claimed that there were only four hundred people in New York City worth knowing, by instead opining that every human being in New York is worthy of notice.[1]
Contents
- "Tobin's Palm"
- "The Gift of the Magi"
- "A Cosmopolite in a Cafe"
- "Between Rounds"
- "The Skylight Room"
- "A Service of Love"
- "The Coming-Out of Maggie"
- "Man About Town"
- "The Cop and the Anthem"
- "An Adjustment of Nature"
- "Memoirs of a Yellow Dog"
- "The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein"
- "Mammon and the Archer"
- "Springtime à la Carte"
- "The Green Door"
- "From the Cabby's Seat"
- "An Unfinished Story"
- "The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock"
- "Sisters of the Golden Circle"
- "The Romance of a Busy Broker"
- "After Twenty Years"
- "Lost on Dress Parade"
- "By Courier"
- "The Furnished Room"
- "The Brief Debut of Tildy"
See also
- The Four Hundred (1892)
References
- ^ A Study Guide for O. Henry's "After Twenty Years". Gale, Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-4103-3939-3.
External links
- Works related to The Four Million at Wikisource
- Media related to The Four Million at Wikimedia Commons
- Project Gutenberg Works by O. Henry at Project Gutenberg
- The Four Million public domain audiobook at LibriVox
- The Four Million on Gutenberg
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- "The Duplicity of Hargraves" (1902)
- "A Retrieved Reformation" (1903)
- "The Cop and the Anthem" (1904)
- "Makes the Whole World Kin" (1904)
- "The Last Leaf" (1905)
- "The Gift of the Magi" (1905)
- "The Skylight Room" (1906)
- "After Twenty Years" (1906)
- "Conscience in Art" (1907)
- "The Caballero's Way" (1907)
- "A Lickpenny Lover" (1908)
- "One Thousand Dollars" (1908)
- "The Third Ingredient" (1908)
- "The Ransom of Red Chief" (1910)
- Cabbages and Kings (1904)
- The Four Million (1906)
- Roads of Destiny (1909)
- Whirligigs (1910)
- Waifs and Strays (1917)
- O. Henry Award
- William Sidney Porter House
- O. Henry House and Museum
- O. Henry Hall
- A Night in New Arabia (1917 film)
- O. Henry's Full House (1952 film)
- Strictly Business (1962 film)
- The Trust That Went Bust (1983 miniseries)
- Katha Sagar (1986 miniseries)
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